CORRUPTION PUSHING LLOYD B OUT

Government MP, Lloyd B Smith, says cor­rup­tion in the PNP-admin­is­tra­tion and the wider soci­ety has forced him to recon­sid­er his future in rep­re­sen­ta­tion­al pol­i­tics. The Central St. James MP says he’ll short­ly tell Prime Minister and PNP President Portia Simpson Miller whether he intends to con­test the next General Election. Dennis Brooks reports: Nationwide News sources say Mr. Smith is con­sid­er­ing his future as he and key mem­bers of the gov­ern­ing par­ty are at odds. Contacted this after­noon the Central St. James MP said he’ll decide his future in two weeks time. Mr. Smith says cor­rup­tion in the wider soci­ety, includ­ing the Government, is among the rea­sons he’s con­tem­plat­ing step­ping aside. In December 2011, Mr. Smith over­came the JLP’s Heroy Clarke by 98 votes in the General Election. Meantime .. as word is cir­cu­lat­ing that Lloyd B. Smith is on his way out as MP for Central St. James, some PNP del­e­gates in con­stituen­cy say they’ve asked west­ern Jamaica-based attor­ney, Ashley-Ann Foster, to con­sid­er being the PNP’s flag bear­er for the area. Efforts this after­noon to con­tact Miss Foster were unsuc­cess­ful. But Nationwide News sources say on Sunday, Foster indi­cat­ed in writ­ing that she does not intend to seek re-elec­tion as Chairman of the PNP’s East Central St. James con­stituen­cy exec­u­tive or apply to be the par­ty stan­dard bear­er for that seat. It’s under­stood that Miss Foster will be vying to replace Mr. Smith as the PNP’s stan­dard bear­er for Central St. James. Read more here: CORRUPTION PUSHING LLOYD B OUT