There’s conflict in the leadership of the Opposition over whether it supports government’s Electricity Sector Enterprise Team, ESET.
Opposition Spokesman on Energy, Karl Samuda, says JLP leader Andrew Holness was overcome by a highly charged atmosphere when he declared that he would NOT support the ESET.
Mr. Samuda says the Parliamentary Opposition is in fact in support of ESET.
This directly contradicts the declared position of Opposition Leader, Andrew Holness just over one month ago.
ESET was set up by Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller after the botched 381-megawatt project was removed from Phillip Paulwell’s Energy Ministry.
Addressing a media briefing on June 9, Andrew Holness stated that Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller should allow institutions originally set up to coordinate the electricity base generation project to do their work, rather than turn to a committee such as ESET.
Mr. Holness, who was dissatisfied with the answers provided by the Prime Minister a day earlier in Parliament, said ESET is Mrs. Simpson Miller’s excuse not to fire Phillip Paulwell or terminate the head of the Office of Utilities Regulation for their role in the botched project.
The Opposition leader said ESET did not have his support because it’s an example of bad governance.
But, speaking on Nationwide radio this morning, Mr. Samuda was categorical in stating that ESET does in fact have the Opposition’s support.
Samuda noted that he was speaking on behalf of the Opposition.
Mr. Samuda’s contradiction of Holness today caused Nationwide’s George Davis to enquire whether the Opposition had adjusted its declaration made known on June 9 that it will not support ESET.
Mr. Samuda appeared to have forgotten what his leader said then
