EDITOR, The Tribune
Unfortunately for my experience, every time I do listen to a talk show - misinformation is spoken, not only by the host, but reinforced by the callers.
The rise of Hubert Ingraham to leader of the FNM - Algernon Allen had little to do with this. Mr Ingraham as an independent MP, saw that Sir Cecil Wallace was unwell, actually terminally sick, and Mr Ingraham saw his opportunity. Cleverly he lobbied the key money supporters, of the FNM and literally sold himself on the platform. “I will remove Lynden Pindling for ever”.
At a critical stage he went to Freeport - he did not meet Sir Cecil but did have meetings with CA Smith and Maurice Moore, who, seeing on Ingraham’s yellow scratch pad a list of the money donors of the FNM, were shocked and rushed to call Sir Orville Turnquest and report.
Soon after a meeting was held, and remember at Nassau Beach against the then Articles of the FNM, Sir Orville nominated Ingraham from the floor as leader and immediately after Sir Orville as deputy - the plot was launched.
It was obvious that Ingraham was Prime MInister material and it was his skill that got him there.
W THOMPSON
Nassau
January 25, 2019
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