The PDM political party addressed constitutional reform and the PNP’s withdrawl from constitutional talks in a release issued to RTC yesterday, Monday, November 5th.
The release reads as follows:
“After a thorough setting out of the historical facts on the current constitutional proposals by the Hon. Premier on a live broadcast today it is obvious to all that the decision by the PNP Opposition to pull out of this process was reckless.
“In the PNP’s reason why it pulled out of the process they told our party that they needed to wait for a Convention that would be held in November which would usher in new leadership. That new leadership would have a new approach to constitutional advancement. But, this last weekend the PNP met and they went contrary to what they said would happen; no new leadership or executive was chosen.
“Therefore, it is right for the PDM Government to forge ahead on behalf of the people without the PNP Opposition. The people’s business is too important and the lives of the people are too greatly impacted by not having greater authority in the hands of those they elected through constitutional change which is a major campaign promise to our people.
“Constitutional advancement is a lengthy and time consuming process and it cannot wait for the PNP to get their act together.
“The message that this decision communicated is simple: They are more concerned about themselves than the betterment of the people of this great country!”
That’s the PDM political party’s input on the PNP’s decision to exit constitutional talks.
