
Chang labels PNP autocracy claim on the government as ‘foolishness’
Reading Time: 4 minutesPolitical analyst Kevin O’Brien Chang has dismissed Dr Dayton Campbell and wider opposition assertions that the government is steering Jamaica toward autocracy, labelling it as mere political theatrics. Campbell, general secretary of the People’s National Party (PNP), had recently criticised Prime Minister Andrew Holness’ statement that the government “does not need the opposition for accountability,” arguing that it dismisses Parliament’s constitutional role and undermines the principle of checks and balances. However, Chang, in a telephone interview with Our Today this morning (June 17), described Campbell’s claim as folly, asserting that it is an attempt to construct a misleading narrative in…