“SHANE Gibson said Fred Mitchell was “out of order” for saying the pool of candidates eligible for the upcoming West Grand Bahama and Bimini by-election is limited to those the PLP considered in 2021, a restriction the party publicly reversed yesterday when the secretary general announced that qualified candidates include all members in good standing.

 “I don’t want to get into a public fight with the chairman,” Mr Gibson said, referring to a comment Mr Mitchell made in a voice note last week that public officials must know when to move on. Mr Mitchell did not name anyone in particular.

 “The chairman is 70, I’m 62,” said Mr Gibson. “The results of my ministry is clear. I built 1,500 houses in my first term in office.

 “I didn’t have a ministry where I could fly up and down all over the place and that’s my ministry. I had a ministry where I had to actually work, not where I fly, interact, have coffee and tea and drinks and cigars. My ministry is helping people and getting things done.”

Shots fired!

All of this from the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) that claims that this political organization is not in “conflict”, but it now seems that we have moved beyond this delusional state of being and we are left with “blood” at the door steps of Gambier House.

There seems to be a “war” going on within the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) over Shane Gibson putting his ‘hat in the ring’ to be the candidate for the PLP for the West Grand Bahama and Bimini seat left vacant by the untimely demise of the Hon. Obie Wilchombe.

We have seen the Chairman of the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) come out and advise the public that no former members of parliament will be considered and that only new persons need apply.  Then we have seen former Prime Minister and former leader of the PLP come out and advise the current chairman that; “Gibson has a right to seek nomination”. 

Then we had Fred Mitchell ‘s comment of “Former public figures must know when to move on”, was this a “shot” at Shane Gibson for the attempt at a political comeback; at former Prime Minister Christie for defending Shane Gibson or both?  The odd thing about it all is that most of The Bahamas would recommend that Mr. Mitchell take his own advice as they feel that his time has come and gone; a long time ago

Then we have had the Prime Minister and current leader of the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) come and say……has he gotten back from the Vatican yet?

Yes, there is a lot going on within the New Day government as a party as they follow their “process” in choosing a candidate for the upcoming bye-election in West Grand Bahama and Bimini, and as much as they attempt to put up a “united front”, their “casualties” of the “war’ being fought and it is all evident by the “blood on the door steps of Gambier House”

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

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