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Sixth District Representative Myron Walwyn reportedly tried to persuade Second District Representative Melvin “Mitch” Turnbull to join the People’s Leadership Movement (PLM) with him, political commentator Claude Skelton Cline has claimed.
Speaking on his radio programme on October 6, Skelton Cline alleged that the two legislators met and that Turnbull was promised a deputy leadership position in the PLM. He further claimed that Turnbull rejected the approach.
The allegations come as the National Democratic Party (NDP), of which Turnbull is deputy chairman, prepares to hold a meeting on Thursday, October 8.
“The Member of the Sixth had a meeting with the Member of the Second, trying to convince the Member of the Second that both of them should go over together with the PLM,” Skelton Cline alleged.
He claimed that Turnbull was “being promised that he could become the deputy”.
“Thanks be to God that the Member of the Second rejected all of that out of hand,” he said, describing the alleged rejection as “the right thing to do”.
Skelton Cline did not disclose the source of his account or provide a date for the alleged meeting.
Walwyn’s position within the NDP has been the subject of questions in recent months. The former party chairman returned to the organisation earlier this year but lost the deputy chairmanship contest to Turnbull in April. When BVI Platinum News previously asked him about speculation surrounding his future with the party, he responded: “No comment.”
PLM leader Mark Vanterpool formed the movement after leaving the NDP following his defeat by Marlon Penn in the party’s internal leadership election. The NDP has since faced further questions about its unity following former Ninth District candidate Coy Levons’ departure and uncertainty over Walwyn’s intentions.
Against that background, Skelton Cline accused Vanterpool of drawing from the NDP as he builds his new organisation.
“Hon. Vanterpool is trying to pull his PLM together. Who’s he pulling together? Some of the same set of the NDP people,” he charged.
“These people are playing games with you. That’s the point I’m trying to make.”
Turning to voters, Skelton Cline drew on the biblical account of King Solomon being asked to determine which of two women was a child’s mother. He said the electorate would similarly have to exercise judgement when political figures presented competing accounts and promises.
“All of these people are going to come to you with a good story saying the same thing,” he said, arguing that voters would need discernment and common sense to decide whom to support.
Speaking on his radio programme on October 6, Skelton Cline alleged that the two legislators met and that Turnbull was promised a deputy leadership position in the PLM. He further claimed that Turnbull rejected the approach.
The allegations come as the National Democratic Party (NDP), of which Turnbull is deputy chairman, prepares to hold a meeting on Thursday, October 8.
“The Member of the Sixth had a meeting with the Member of the Second, trying to convince the Member of the Second that both of them should go over together with the PLM,” Skelton Cline alleged.
He claimed that Turnbull was “being promised that he could become the deputy”.
“Thanks be to God that the Member of the Second rejected all of that out of hand,” he said, describing the alleged rejection as “the right thing to do”.
Skelton Cline did not disclose the source of his account or provide a date for the alleged meeting.
Walwyn’s position within the NDP has been the subject of questions in recent months. The former party chairman returned to the organisation earlier this year but lost the deputy chairmanship contest to Turnbull in April. When BVI Platinum News previously asked him about speculation surrounding his future with the party, he responded: “No comment.”
PLM leader Mark Vanterpool formed the movement after leaving the NDP following his defeat by Marlon Penn in the party’s internal leadership election. The NDP has since faced further questions about its unity following former Ninth District candidate Coy Levons’ departure and uncertainty over Walwyn’s intentions.
Against that background, Skelton Cline accused Vanterpool of drawing from the NDP as he builds his new organisation.
“Hon. Vanterpool is trying to pull his PLM together. Who’s he pulling together? Some of the same set of the NDP people,” he charged.
“These people are playing games with you. That’s the point I’m trying to make.”
Turning to voters, Skelton Cline drew on the biblical account of King Solomon being asked to determine which of two women was a child’s mother. He said the electorate would similarly have to exercise judgement when political figures presented competing accounts and promises.
“All of these people are going to come to you with a good story saying the same thing,” he said, arguing that voters would need discernment and common sense to decide whom to support.
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