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There is a call for Mike Henry to also step aside as Chairman of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP).
Political Commentator, Kevin O'brien Chang, says if Mr. Henry remains in the post it will tarnish the party's image.
“Yes, I think he should, his credibility has been totally compromised and I think we would be better off if the party was without him because this is our government and one of the two major parties. We should not have a man whose credibility is so compromised in that position, that is my view,” Mr. Chang said.
And Mr. O'brien Chang also wants Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Transport and Works, Dr. Alwyn Hales, removed from the position in light of the recent developments concerning the Jamaica Development Infrastructure Programme (JDIP).
“Because if I am correct I heard him on air, he said first that the Auditor General didn’t give him enough time to respond to her report and then later on he said that it’s not true, he did have enough time so that’s back tracking on his word so I can’t have any confidence in him either, the whole structure, the NWA, the Ministry of Transport needs a total house cleaning,” he said.
Meanwhile, as the JLP gets ready for full scale campaigning ahead of the general election there are predictions that the Party will suffer some fallout from the JDIP Affair.
Political Commentator Shalman Scott says Mr. Henry's resignation and the series of events concerning JDIP have come at a bad time for the ruling party:
“The timing could not be worse, especially against the background of the fact that the country is actually already in [election mode]. The whole issue of the JDIP has cast a very poor light on the government,” Mr. Scott said.
And who will replace Mr. Henry at the Transport and Works Ministry?
Kevin O'brien Chang believes that Prime Minister Holness should assign State Minister Othneil Lawrence temporary responsibility for the Ministry.
“Promote the deputy. Election is on, so he won’t have much time for that, either he will have a new Cabinet soon of the PNP will have a new Minister of Transport,”
“But for now let’s promote the deputy, that’s what he’s there for, you have a deputy in case the top man steps down so put him in place and let him deal with it for the short time. He was good enough to be deputy, good enough to take over when the head mans steps down,” Mr. Chang said.
Political Commentator, Kevin O'brien Chang, says if Mr. Henry remains in the post it will tarnish the party's image.
“Yes, I think he should, his credibility has been totally compromised and I think we would be better off if the party was without him because this is our government and one of the two major parties. We should not have a man whose credibility is so compromised in that position, that is my view,” Mr. Chang said.
And Mr. O'brien Chang also wants Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Transport and Works, Dr. Alwyn Hales, removed from the position in light of the recent developments concerning the Jamaica Development Infrastructure Programme (JDIP).
“Because if I am correct I heard him on air, he said first that the Auditor General didn’t give him enough time to respond to her report and then later on he said that it’s not true, he did have enough time so that’s back tracking on his word so I can’t have any confidence in him either, the whole structure, the NWA, the Ministry of Transport needs a total house cleaning,” he said.
Meanwhile, as the JLP gets ready for full scale campaigning ahead of the general election there are predictions that the Party will suffer some fallout from the JDIP Affair.
Political Commentator Shalman Scott says Mr. Henry's resignation and the series of events concerning JDIP have come at a bad time for the ruling party:
“The timing could not be worse, especially against the background of the fact that the country is actually already in [election mode]. The whole issue of the JDIP has cast a very poor light on the government,” Mr. Scott said.
And who will replace Mr. Henry at the Transport and Works Ministry?
Kevin O'brien Chang believes that Prime Minister Holness should assign State Minister Othneil Lawrence temporary responsibility for the Ministry.
“Promote the deputy. Election is on, so he won’t have much time for that, either he will have a new Cabinet soon of the PNP will have a new Minister of Transport,”
“But for now let’s promote the deputy, that’s what he’s there for, you have a deputy in case the top man steps down so put him in place and let him deal with it for the short time. He was good enough to be deputy, good enough to take over when the head mans steps down,” Mr. Chang said.
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