Statement
by
Rt. Hon.
Hubert A. Ingraham
Prime Minister
28 February
2010
Resignation
of Hon. Branville McCartney
The Hon. W.
A. Branville McCartney, Minister of State for Immigration, today informed
me by letter of his resignation from the Cabinet. Mr. McCartney
was also kind enough to share with me a copy of a press release he intends
to issue with regard to his resignation.
While the resignation
of a Minister or Minister of State is always regretable, I cannot say
that I am completely surprised by Mr. McCartney’s decision.
Each of us
in politics are bound to follow what we believe to be the best course
of action in the interest of the people we are privileged to represent
and in accordance with our own convictions and perceptions at any given
time. I have no doubt that Mr. McCartney, as he indicates, has
given serious consideration to the action he has taken.
I regret that
in the forefront of his considerations leading to this decision are,
as he put it, “my feelings of stagnation and the inability to fully
utilize my political potential at this time”. I should only
like to remind him of what he himself says in his press release, which
is “that in life nothing comes before its time”.
I thank Mr.
McCartney for his service to the Bahamian people and to my Government.
My colleagues and I look forward to working closely with him in the
best interest of the people of the Bamboo Town Constituency and the
country as a whole.
