As Alfred Sears continues to mount what can only be described as a very ‘soft attack’ to challenge Mr. Christie at the next Progressive Liberal Party’s convention for the leadership position, all of his efforts may be for naught, as Prime Minister Perry Christie may have found the ‘perfect reason’; forgot all of those that refuse to endorse him in the party, to remain as leader of the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP).  So if you did not buy ‘that instability would arise in the party if he was no longer leader’, now you have a ‘legitimate reason in the wake of Hurricane Mathew, that touched each of the islands which this government has not responded to in an appropriate manner, to aid him in postponing and possibly even cancelling the convention.

“PLP may discuss delay in holding convention” – The Tribune

Excerpt from this article; “When the Progressive Liberal Party’s Candidates Committee meets tonight, it is possible that high-ranking PLP’s will hear arguments regarding the postponement of the organization’s national convention, according to the PLP Bradley Roberts.

However, only the party’s National General Council, Mr. Roberts said is able to make the decision as to whether the political event should be rescheduled.  He says the council meets on Thursday.

The five-day convention is scheduled for the last weekend in November at the Melia Nassau Beach Resort.

The Party has not held a convention since 2009”

So, the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) has not held a national convention in over seven years; in clear violation of its own party’s constitution, even when conditions were ‘good’, why would it be expected to have one now in the wake of Hurricane Mathew, when even by their own estimations the country should be back to normal soon, well at least by the end of next month.

There are those that now argue that a convention is not necessary due to the fact that they have the leadership they want but then conventions covers so much more and does everyone in the party have the leadership that they want?

Shouldn’t here be a democratic process to make sure that everyone is pleased with the present leadership?

“According to the PLP constitution it [a convention] does four things.  A convention enables then to review the performance of the organization over the past year and in this case it will the performance of seven years.  It reviews the platform of the organization to see whether it should be amended.  It gives the organization the chance to amend the constitution and to make whatever necessary adjustments with governing structure.  It also enables the election of officers of the party, giving the party the opportunity for the refreshment of the leadership” All of this has not happened openly within the PLP in over seven years.”

While most senior members of the Progressive Liberal Party are asking for a postponement of the party’s convention for ‘sensitivity’ reasons; bearing in mind that the general election is next year, the only person who is opposing Perry Christie for leadership of the party seems to have a more ‘progressive’ idea.

“But former Attorney General Alfred Sears, who is the only person to announce his intention to challenge Prime Minister Perry Christie for leadership of the party’s top post, said he ‘totally disagrees’ with rescheduling the convention.

He said the only change the party should consider is moving the venue to Grand Bahama so that all money spent to pull of the event would be injected into that islands economy to assist with recovery and rebuilding efforts”  This I find to a wonderful and progressive suggestion but it has already been ‘attacked’; “However, former PLP MP Philip Galanis said given the devastation in the country, especially in Grand Bahama, it would be insensitive to continue as planned.”; did this man say ‘insensitive’?  The notion of the perception of this government caring about those affected by the hurricane and not wanting to seem ‘insensitive’ is utter nonsense, has the Prime Minister visited this constituency, which he openly admitted to neglecting since the storm to date, surely he must have.

It is my opinion, it because of the type of thinking that Mr. Galanis displays here and others like him why the Progressive Liberal Party remains in the 1950’s and is taking the country back there and why that party needs a convention ASAPOS!!  (As soon as possible or sooner!!)

The Progressive Liberal Party fails for one reason, it is their nature.

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