In a report in the Nassau Guardian Dec 23rd, 2008 the MP of Fox Hill Mr. Fred Mitchell called on the Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Hubert Ingraham to step down. I believe that in a very serious time as this, the country is on presently cruise control. When urgent attention need to be placed on certain issues to the political leadership. The true question that should be posed, is where is the leader Mr. Ingraham? People comment on Mr Christie's the former Prime Minister's leadership but have you heard anything change? May 2007 is gone and what matter of trust has the control gain? Let's look at let not say not with the Mona Vie Controversary, or lets look at Mr Sidney Collie's mismanagement the local government fiasco. What I just see a alot of persons out of jobs laid off. Stop and review contracts that were signed adding up to alot of legal suits putting the Government and the Bahamian tax payers "the cash disher outter"I see no direct voice on saving the country. All i hear is "VE ASS VAHAMIAN VEEPLES GATTEE VAIT UN SEE ON DIS ERKONOMIC DOWNTERN UN VEN TEEENGS GUN GET BETTER VERLDVIDE TIL DEN VUT YINNA VAN ME TO DO."
IS That hope or TRUE leadership? Is that truely an answer a dignified politician leader should say. Is that actions of a leader of people i say no. A leader must inspire, motive, lead, find new innovative way in which improvement and developments shoudl occur. Not wearing party politics this time is considered very serious. Yes capital projects are on its way with road development. BUT JOBS are needed, hotel rooms need to be filled, money more of it need to be pumped into the economy. I think its time for Mr Ingraham to step down as i can concur with Mr. Fred Mitchell to the assertion he is tired last energy, lacking luster, lacking drive, and INTEREST in governance of this great country.
I do concur with this excerpt out of the Nassau Guardian dated Dec 23rd, 2008. It is time for him to step down.
Mitchell to PM Step down as the FNM leader
By JUAN MCCARTNEY,Guardian Senior Reporter,juan@nasguard.com
While many political observers are closely monitoring the inner-workings of the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) as a possible leadership race is shaping up for its fall 2009 convention, one of the men whose name has been thrown around as a possible contender for the PLP's top spot - Fox Hill MP Fred Mitchell - said there are those in his party who are monitoring what's happening with the leadership of the Free National Movement (FNM).
"There is no vacancy for leadership in the PLP and there is none in the FNM. What we know is that the man who now heads the FNM is there for the third time after promising to step down after two terms," Mitchell said at a press conference yesterday. "Indeed, we have also to allow for the real possibility of Mr. Ingraham staying, infected as he is by the disease that many leaders have, and that is not knowing when it is time to go. This is his third time and enough is enough. Mr. Ingraham needs to step down. So in this respect, [PLP leader] Perry Christie is not the issue. Mr. Ingraham is."
Mitchell said that his party would be foolish "not to review what is happening in that party and who we will have to face."
"Many think that Brent Symonette wants the job and believes that he is to the manor born. There seems to be an organized campaign to promote his candidacy. Then there is Tommy Turnquest who led the party before and is believed to be the prime minister's favorite to succeed. Then there is Carl Bethel, Zhivargo Laing and Branville McCartney. I certainly am looking at all of them so we can see what we have to do to meet an organization with them at its head."
When asked about his aspirations to become PLP leader, Mitchell said, "A country has to be interested in who its potential leaders are and to that extent the speculation and discussion is good. And I'm interested - like everybody else - to see what people think about me, my talents and where those talents would lead.
"I've only not served in two offices. One is prime minister and the other is governor general, and both of them are great jobs," he said.
The PLP is at the moment focused on other issues, Mitchell said, such as focusing on becoming a more effective opposition.
He said, "I'm hoping that we can all work together to create a stronger and functioning shadow cabinet so that issues which arise will be adequately covered by each person who has their shadow responsibilities."
