PNP MPs deny meeting to discuss Portia exit
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The People’s National Party (PNP) is denying that on Saturday some of its members of Parliament met to discuss the issue of Portia Simpson-Miller’s continuing leadership of the party. On Sunday, the
Jamaica Observer reported that some officials of the Opposition were fuming over the refusal of its leader, Simpson Miller, to vacate the office of president.
The
Sunday Observer also reported that it was reliably informed that about 20 MPs met to discuss the issue, but it was not clear if a common position was taken.
However, in a short release from Leader of Opposition Business in the House, Phillip Paulwell, the party is refuting the claims.
The two-sentence statement reads:
“The Parliamentary Group of People’s National Party Members of Parliament wishes to categorically state that there was no meeting of Members of Parliament as stated in the Sunday Observer of January 29, 2017.
The Party Leader continues to enjoy the full confidence of the Parliamentary Group.”