TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands, CMC: A name has been made for a referendum to permit residents to determine whether or not they need the territory’s Governor to get further powers.
Veteran legislator Julian Fraser just lately known as in response to an announcement from Governor John Rankin, who stated he could have to hunt further powers to implement a few of the reforms beneficial by the Fee of Inquiry (COI) as a result of the elected authorities isn’t making important progress.
The legislator known as the Governor’s menace an “act of aggression designated to discredit the Virgin Islands authorities.”
“Such an motion would lead to irreparable harm to our status and set our territory again a long time by way of constitutional development,” he stated, including that every one elected leaders should dismiss such a transfer.
He steered that each the federal government and the Opposition ought to convene a rare sitting of the Home of Meeting and introduce a decision the place all members would debate and denounce the Governor’s menace.
“The decision ought to name for a referendum that may convey the place of the individuals — the very individuals the Governor usually says he’s performing on behalf of.
“This referendum is necessary for 2 causes: firstly, persons are complaining that they aren’t concerned within the decision-making of the territory. Secondly, the result would inevitably be the want of the individuals.”
Fraser additionally stated the referendum can be cheap and straightforward to execute if the federal government used the voter’s checklist from the April 2023 normal election.
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