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PM To Address Nation Sunday
Published:Thursday September 29, 2011 | 1:01 pm0 Comments
Prime Minister Bruce Golding. (File photo).
Jerome Reynolds, Gleaner Writer
Prime Minister Bruce Golding is to address the country in a national broadcast on Sunday, which will be aired at 8 p.m.
Golding has been facing mounting pressure for him to tell the country the reasons behind his decision to step down as Prime Minister and leader of the governing Jamaica Labour Party (JLP).
He made the bombshell revelation in a statement on Sunday saying the last four years have taken a toll on him.
Hours later, the JLP’s Central Executive unanimously rejected the resignation for the second time in just over a year.
Despite attempts by the JLP’s Officer Corp and supporters, Golding said he will not reconsider his decision.
He said he will remain as prime minister until a new leader of the JLP is selected at the party’s annual conference in November.
Speculation has been rife about the reasons for Golding’s resignation, with some observers saying it could have been influenced by his role in the Manatt- Dudus saga, as well as the operation by the security forces in west Kingston last May which left more than 70 people dead.
jerome.reynolds@gleanerjm.com
Published:Thursday September 29, 2011 | 1:01 pm0 Comments
Prime Minister Bruce Golding. (File photo).
Jerome Reynolds, Gleaner Writer
Prime Minister Bruce Golding is to address the country in a national broadcast on Sunday, which will be aired at 8 p.m.
Golding has been facing mounting pressure for him to tell the country the reasons behind his decision to step down as Prime Minister and leader of the governing Jamaica Labour Party (JLP).
He made the bombshell revelation in a statement on Sunday saying the last four years have taken a toll on him.
Hours later, the JLP’s Central Executive unanimously rejected the resignation for the second time in just over a year.
Despite attempts by the JLP’s Officer Corp and supporters, Golding said he will not reconsider his decision.
He said he will remain as prime minister until a new leader of the JLP is selected at the party’s annual conference in November.
Speculation has been rife about the reasons for Golding’s resignation, with some observers saying it could have been influenced by his role in the Manatt- Dudus saga, as well as the operation by the security forces in west Kingston last May which left more than 70 people dead.
jerome.reynolds@gleanerjm.com
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