The Tribune

EDITOR, The Tribune.

Last week after almost three months of inaction, Prime Minister Perry Christie finally made a decision and advised the Governor General that the office of the Parliamentary Secretary (PS) in the Ministry of Works and Urban Development was to become vacant.

This careful choice of words ultimately resulted in Renward Wells being stripped of his post as the PS.

We all know that Wells was misguided when he signed the Letter of Intent (LOI) with Stellar Waste to Energy Bahamas (SWTEB) on July 4th and since then, he, along with the prime minister, has faced harsh criticism, and deservedly so. Wells was asked by Christie to resign and later he was asked to explain himself to the country in parliament as to the circumstances surrounding the signing of the LOI.

He chose not to perform any of these direct requests from his leader.
I am told that Wells is a good engineer and a great communicator and that he had a promising career in the political arena. Maybe he still does.

If he signed the LOI on his own volition or if he was coerced, it really does not matter at this point. He has lost all credibility with the Bahamian public and it is patently obvious that he is hiding something. He has also squandered the rare opportunity that the prime minister had given him and for a young up and coming politician this is very unfortunate.

His recent interview responses with one of the major dailies’ managing editor, seems to be a smoke screen as he appears to have no intention of telling the truth despite a barrage of requests to do so. I think he missed a wonderful opportunity to further impact the state of politics in the country, but he chose instead not to speak when he should have and now others have decided his fate.

DEHAVILLAND MOSS

Nassau,

October 20, 2014.