Portia to Relinquish Office April 2

February 6, 2017February 6, 2017 JA-Blogz News Team

President of the People’s National Party (PNP) – Portia Simpson-Miller is to demit office on April 2.

The party will host a conference on March 26 to select her replacement.

Yesterday (February 5), while speaking at a meeting of the party’s National Executive Council in Manchester, Simpson Miller stated that she will hand in her resignation as Opposition Leader to Governor General, Sir Patrick Allen, following her March 16 contribution to the Budget Debate in parliament.

She also stated that though she will resign as Opposition Leader, she will remain the Member of Parliament for St Andrew South West.

Dr Peter Phillips is currently tipped to replace her.

Party Leader: The Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller addressing the Party's NEC Meeting at Hatfield Primary and Junior High in Manchester. pic.twitter.com/S7yvwUJ4BA

— PNP Jamaica (@JamaicaPNP) February 5, 2017

Simpson Miller speaks at PNP’s National Executive Council – via Twitter @JamaciaPNP

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