“Minnis won’t meet with Davis – PM dismisses political payback” ” – The Nassau Guardian

Excerpt from this article; “Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis said yesterday that he has nothing to hide and dismissed Opposition Leader Philip Brave Davis’ promise of political retribution over the recent arrests of former Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) parliamentarians.

‘Whoever does wrong will be dealt with, be they PLP, be they FNM’ Minnis told reporters following a tour of the Atlantis Paradise Resort.

‘Once they have done wrong, the law will take its course.  Let the chips fall where they may.  If he has facts then give it to the police.  Don’t tell me about it.  Don’t tell it to the press.  Give it to the police.

As for concerns of whether he may face ‘PLP revenge’, Minnis said, ‘My life is an open book.  I have nothing to hide.  My life is an open book.’

‘My only worry today is that yesterday was my anniversary and I forgot.’

This is Prime Minister Hubert Minnis’ response to a letter sent to him by Leader of the Opposition Philip Brave Davis, which flips back and forth between “I would be the first to agree that where there is a reasonable – I repeat a reasonable suspicion of criminal misconduct, it should be thoroughly and rigorously investigated, including taking into account, however, explanations that may reveal that that was originally suspected to be criminal is in fact, nothing of the sort.”

So is Mr. Davis then seeking to intimate that the charges against the former members of parliament are unjustly brought and thereby unreasonable and are due to such an ‘abuse of power’, thereby promising retribution if and/or when the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) regains control of the government.

First I would like to humbly suggest that the only way to determine if it is ‘nothing of the sort’ would be through a rigorous and thorough investigation and I ask, is that not what is going on at this point?  I get the feeling that Mr. Davis, although claiming to seek justice is wishing to ‘save face’ and appeal to his base by attempting to champion the cause of his comrades and is doing so by playing it out in the media and by suggesting that Prime Minister Hubert Minnis is personally responsible for their arrest but as the prime minister advises Mr. Davis; “Don’t tell me about it.  Don’t tell it to the press.  Give it to the police.”

At the end of the day when all is said and done, what really matters and is of the utmost importance is allowing the investigations to continue by the police ; so as to allow the ‘chips to fall where they may’.  As for the ‘threat’ by Philip ‘Brave’ Davis, calling it what it is,  it would appear that the prime minister’s concerns about that is quite minimal, as it should be, as his only regrets from yesterday is forgetting his wedding anniversary as it should be when you consider the message of the Leader of the Opposition.

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