Dual citizenship - Golding must be ousted from JLP

THE EDITOR, Sir:

Prime Minister Bruce Golding came on national television and told us Jamaicans that he was fully aware of the fact that at least five of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) members of parliament were holding their seats illegally since 2007, having won their seats while holding foreign citizenship.

He said that he hid the facts from the nation until they had each settled their status, in order to avoid the possibility of his party losing a 'no-confidence' vote in the House because of the JLP possibly having fewer members in the House than the People's National Party.

This action indicates that Mr Golding holds party power as being more important than the laws of Jamaica, which he has sworn to uphold. He has deliberately hidden five major breaches of the laws of Jamaica from the people, for party reasons.

Correct approach

The correct thing to do would have been to ask the governor general to dissolve Parliament immediately and then call new elections with a clean slate of candidates. He would have gained the respect of the people.

It does not matter whether we think that the law is right or wrong; it is still the law and it must be upheld. How many other laws has he breached that we do not yet know about?

Do we want a prime minister, or minister of finance, that can destroy our economy and then jump on a plane and fly happily to the United States or Canada as a citizen, leaving us poor plebs to suffer? I think not! We Jamaicans must not allow the politicians to change this law without a referendum.

Terrible action

The persons who represent us must be selected from among us! They must be persons who share the same hardships, risks and challenges, as we do. They should not have parachutes to allow them to do foolishness and then run away.

In my estimation, Mr Golding's action in this citizenship affair is worse than Mr Davies admitting to using public funds to boost his party's chances, worse than the Trafigura affair, and worse than the 'Dudus' debacle.

I am no fan of Mr Seaga, but I am forced to admit that he was right! There is no one left in the JLP that is capable of running this country, because if there was, that person would long ago have initiated a movement to oust Mr Golding.

I am, etc.,

G. MCCALLA