No time for the blame game — Premier Wheatley
Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has insisted that collective and individual introspection are needed for the territory to be propelled from its current state of a morass.
Dr Wheatley was at the time responding to questions from the media about past mistakes made by members of his new unity government, that have allowed the territory to be left hovering at the precipice of a United Kingdom (UK) takeover.
The new Premier previously remarked that in this new dispensation of righting past errors, there would be shake-ups among statutory boards for instance, and said persons will no longer be allowed to be on multiple boards as obtained previously.
The government has already signalled its intention in accepting the resignation of the BVI Ports Authority (BVIPA) Board Chairman, Kelvin Hodge.
Premier Wheatley, in the meantime, was asked why members of the current government simply “sat there and said nothing“ in the former government, even as complaints persisted from members of the public.
“Now is not a time to play the blame game, in my view. I’ve expressed very clearly since we formed this government of national unity, that now is the time for all of us to look at ourselves,” Premier Wheatley said.
I’ve made mistakes
Over the past few weeks, the new Premier has adopted a mode of penitence and introspection in the face of current circumstances.
“We have to come together in unity but we have to use a mirror and look at ourselves and where we went wrong individually, where we went wrong collectively,” Dr Wheatley posited.
“I can submit to you without a shadow of a doubt, I’ve made mistakes. We’ve all made mistakes. We all have to look at ourselves in the mirror and come to terms with the mistakes that we have made as a people and agree to move forward,” he added.
According to the Premier, he is now in a position to move forward and learn from the mistakes of the past, leading the territory in the process.
“I am repentant and I have asked the people for forgiveness for whatever role I played, for whatever I have done or did not do that I should have done. And I have learned from those areas and I want to move forward in the best interest of the people,” the Premier stated.
He argued that the present experience should be used to push the people of the BVI forward into the future to become better people and better leaders.
Dr Wheatley said when the time comes, the people can make decisions as to who they want to lead them, but admitted that this hinged on the hopes and prayers of the BVI being able to keep its democracy.
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No time for the blame game? That’s only because you are to blame.
It is time for the blame game. You let it happen, so you are guilty and that makes you unfit to fix this situation.
He uses exactly the same platitudes and bull as Fahie did. It’s like his master Fat Albert never left.
Even if the populace recommended things it was you all in there who implemented them so all of you all in there are to blame for this mess and that means VIP, NDP, PVIM and PU and that is all.
Lenses from AF now mirrors from the doctor the complicity is in plain sight you don’t even need a pair of readers , now all of the HOA should have the decency to retire from a jointly failed public life, repent and pray some of you are not prosecuted .
Marlon should’ve been made deputy to really make it a unity government
The Hon Premier always finds a way to say the wrong thing revealing that he is not up to this task. Note his comments right after the former Premier was arrested and now the absolute gall to be dismissing the people’s legitimate concerns about his and his government colleagues’ possible complicity in and responsibility for the current state of the country, as the ‘blame game’ which he has no time for. But, we do need to be reminded of who he is so we don’t get fooled into making another mistake. He really does need to think before speaking.
The blame game is nothing compared to the investigation game that all 13 persons in the HOA will be playing for standing by, condoning and doing nothing to stop Fahie for 3 years while he robbed the BVI!
If this Unity Govt had any shame or decency whatsoever they would have tendered their own resignations. They are not saving us from the mess, they are the cause of this mess that the former Premier brought to our shores. The reality is if anyone of them had any courage or were not buy trying to see what goodies they could get for themselves and their family members they would have voted no the gambling act, voted no on the marijuana bill without public consultation. They would have insisted that cabinet minutes be circulated as required by law, not sit there making illegal decisions for a whole year. I am hopeful that the UK and the present governor understands that as UK citizens we do not want these people there, they are all horrible and need to go. If we are not going to enter a period of UK rule then call election within the next 90 days. These people are no leaders, in my opinion they are collectively responsible for this mess, not Andrew. We will always have the corrupt and unscrupulous among us they are not not problem, we anticipate their actions, the problem is that the others who are charged with stopping them do nothing by stand by and grin like lunatics, meanwhile spouting lies and nonsense to defend the corruption
Dissolve the house and call election in February 2023 when it is constitutionally due. This would allow potential candidates who have integrity to come forward and prepare. 3 months is not enough.
Amen to that I agree
This is his way of not being held accountable for working along Andrew and supporting the VIP policies that got us here. He was just happy to have a job as deputy and went along. You are just as bad as Andrew.
Exactly!!!
“Now is not the time to play the blame game” If this is what he thinks, how can we rely on him to comply with the recommendations of the COI and identify those rooted in corruptions
The entire house of assembly was weak. Andrew has his gang under control and they all went along with his badness and the opposition was very weak. Marlon tried his best but it was not enough to keep Andrew in check.
Weak opposition leader. Fraser or Mark would have been best.
Let’s think back,who was the one who always defended AF on all the crap that he brought to the house who was the one 5hat said 8f you go against the government you can fine yourself sitting on the side of the opposition wasn’t it our now Premier.I trust none of them they all need to do the desent thing and resign.
is in progress and the baits are playing bother waiting game ( the guilty ones will soon start incriminating each other , they already have garbage cans waiting for the trash
I too share the same view of most contributors, that of them should hold some rresponsibility for the state of affairs. However, lets guve team unity Government a chance to see what lesson they have learnt in moving forward in a positive way
At this time of crisis, I propose that no decision shall be made, no proposal shall be accepted until we have heard directly from the people. A proposal has been made for temporary suspension of the constitution, what exactly is this so called government proposing ? D7 man want to decide for us, D5 man want to talk for us, D8 man want to talk for us, D2 man want to talk for us. A referendum will remove ALL doubts.
You don’t get off so easy Sir! You are to blame with all of your colleagues. If Maynard could say he is a little crook then those of those of you who were around him must have known including you. You are all complicit in what we find ourselves in.
“No time for blame” is another way for saying no accountability. What a farse of a leader buddy