Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. Christopher Tufton, has been named as the best performing Minister in Prime Minister Holness’ cabinet.
And, a significant number of Jamaicans say they have a more positive view of Dr. Tufton after the recent controversy he’s been embroiled in.
That’s according to the latest Nationwide Bluedot polls.
And Opposition Spokesman on Education, Peter Bunting, has been identified as the best performer in Opposition Leader, Dr. Peter Phillips’s shadow cabinet.
When asked who would you consider to be the best performing government minister, almost half, 49-per cent of respondents chose the Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. Christopher Tufton.
He was way ahead of his cabinet colleagues. The Local Government and Community Development Minister, Desmond McKenzie, was a distant second with 7-per cent choosing him.
In third, was the Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. Nigel Clarke with 6-per cent. Rounding out the top five are Industry and Agriculture Minister, Audley Shaw and Culture Minister, Olivia Babsy Grange. Both with 4-per cent.
Dr. Tufton and Prime Minister Holness have been leading the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The administration has been credited with doing a good job in managing the public health crisis.
However, Dr. Tufton has been embroiled in controversy over the Market Me Contracts issue recently.
That has not hurt him according to the Bluedot poll findings.
When asked given recent stories in the media about each of the names that you recognize below, do you have a more positive or negative impression of them?
45-per cent of the 12-hundred likely voters said they had a more positive view of Dr. Tufton.
Only eleven per cent said they had a more negative view of him. 13-per cent had no change in their opinion while 30-per cent said they had no opinion.
The poll was conducted across the island between July 20 and August 6. It had a margin of error of 2.75-percent.
