Deputy Prime Minister Philip Brave Davis said yesterday now that Prime Minister Perry Christie has fired Bamboo Town MP Renward Wells over a controversial letter of intent (LOI) he signed in July, Wells should provide an explanation on the matter.
Wells signed the document without Cabinet approval and was fired from his position as parliamentary secretary in the Ministry of Works on Tuesday.
Davis said it's up to Wells to reveal why he signed the document.
"I think he has to explain that. It's up to him," he said.
"I think having now been relieved of his duties, it would be for him to speak of the circumstances [under] which he signed the letter of intent.
"He just has to explain what happened...As I said before, what he did, I would not have done, but I understand why he did what he did."
Christie asked Wells to resign 12 weeks ago after he signed the document with Stellar Waste to Energy for a $600 plus million project at the New Providence landfill.
Davis suggested yesterday that Wells should have dealt with the matter immediately.
"I think that was unfortunate," Davis told reporters outside Cabinet.
"I think he was misguided not to have followed any advice, if that was the advice given to him."
A statement from the Cabinet Office on Tuesday night advised "that the governor general, acting in accordance with the advice of the prime minister, has directed that the office of parliamentary secretary in the Ministry of Works and Urban Development become vacant".
The statement did not provide a reason for the firing.
Davis did not reveal Wells' explanation.
He said Christie would determine whether a new parliamentary secretary will be appointed.
"I can always use the help," said Davis when asked whether Wells ought to be replaced.
Davis said he hopes the matter will not impact Wells' position within the Progressive Liberal Party and he spoke highly of Wells' work ethic.
"He was playing quite an integral role," Davis said. "He was involved in most of the things I was doing. He was effective as a parliamentary secretary, but he's now gone."
Christie told reporters last month that he and Wells would address the LOI matter before the House broke.
He later urged Wells to speak truth.
The House has been adjourned to November 19 and Wells never spoke.

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