Philip Brave Davis and Chester Cooper have been re-elected, respectively, as leader and deputy leader of the PLP. This act, though not unexpected, confirms that the stalwart councilors are not a group of individuals who think critically or strategically with either the nation or the party’s interest in mind. This is most unfortunate!

Bahamians spoke resoundingly at the polls in the last election and this act by a few, who do not understand the implication of their decisions, makes the voice of democracy shallow and inflexible.

This has the unfortunate consequence of virtually handing the next election to the governing party, allowing Dr. Hubert Minnis, if healthy, to become a two-term prime minister. Why should this choice be thrust upon the electorate?

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