by Linda Straker
- Clement is MP for constituency of St George North East
- Resigned as a member of New National Party in 2019
- Has spoken with Governor-General regarding instrument of appointment
Tobias Clement, Member of Parliament for the constituency of St George North East, has confirmed that he has had a conversation with Governor-General Dame Cécile La Grenade requesting her to prepare the instrument of appointment that will make him the elected Leader of the Opposition in the Lower House of Parliament.
“I requested the instrument be prepared and right now I am awaiting further instructions from her office,” Clement said on Monday. He is not certain if he will be able to take his oath of office before the mandatory 7-day curfew which officially starts at 7 pm today. “I am really hoping it can be done today.”
Clement, in December 2019, implied he would be taking up the post of Leader of Opposition after he resigned as a member of the ruling New National Party (NNP).
In both the 2013 and 2018 General Elections, the NNP won all 15 seats in the Lower House of Parliament and on both occasions, Clement opted to be a government backbencher. However, as of mid-2019, he began indicating during parliamentary sessions, that he would cross the floor.
As Leader of the Opposition, he will have the right to appoint 3 opposition senators in the Upper House of Parliament, have a functioning office at the Parliament Building and operate his constituency parliamentary office.
He said that his goal is to first receive his instrument of appointment and then focus on appointing his senators. “We will deal with the appointment of senators in the future, the focus now is receiving the instrument of appointment,” he said without explaining his decision to take up the post amid a Limited State of Emergency.
Grenada is presently under a 21-day Limited State of Emergency as part of its social distancing measures to reduce the spread of Covid-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.
Rather than making a damn fool of himself perhaps Mr Clement (the invisible man) alias Judas would do the decent thing and either resign from his parliamentary seat or start addressing the very serious issues facing his constituents and constituency.
This is a do nothing; don’t want to know anything MP. This man is absolutely useless. He promised us everything and so far has delivered nothing. Potholes everywhere; smelly drains that have not been cleaned for years or repaired. bridges he has promised to repair or replaced are still in a state of decay/decline.
He has betrayed the people of St George’s North East big time yet as Judas he collects his 30 pieces of silver each and every month and still want. Time to kick this parasite out.
The only reason this guy got any votes is beacuse he rode on an NNP ticket. other than that hes just another nobody. he refused ministerial positions stating that he has his job at SGU and it pays way more! now that he lost that pork he came on national tv with a whole set of drivel