Place Robert Nesta Morgan under scrutiny
THE EDITOR, Sir:
This is an open letter to Peter Phillips and the People’s National Party hierarchy.
SOMETIME AGO, I wrote a letter titled ‘What is the role of Robert Nesta Morgan as director of communications in the Office of the Prime Minister’ (OPM)?
My reason then for posing the question was to address Mr Morgan’s attempt at trying to bully Damion Crawford, as, according to Mr Morgan, Mr Crawford had created a secret group of PNP bloggers.
I addressed that issue for the following reasons:
1. Whether Mr Crawford had formed a group on or off social media, that was none of Mr Morgan’s business.
2. That as director of communications in the OPM, Mr Morgan is being paid by taxpayers.
3. And that since he is being paid by taxpayers, he ought to understand that and communicate to the citizens of Jamaica what needs to be communicated, and leave the partisan politics alone.
On Sunday, May 27, 2018, Mr Morgan made some comments on his Facebook page, and again I have to ask, what is his purpose in the OPM?
In all the years of Jamaican politics, I have never seen any government – whether Labourite or Comrade – have such an arrogant, self-serving director of communications whose aim, it seems, is to elicit fear from those who do not kiss his rear, or oppose him.
In addressing Minister Pearnel Charles, in what in my opinion was very disrespectful, he made the following comments:
“If you expect a PR war, I am the expert, but I am telling you, I have nothing to lose. I will deal with you like I have dealt with Portia and Peter.”
So my questions to you, Dr Phillips and the PNP hierarchy, are:
1. How has Mr Morgan dealt with you and Portia Simpson Miller?
2. If underhanded tactics were displayed and used by Mr Morgan against the PNP or any of its members, as director of communications in the Office of the Prime Minister, why is he allowed to get away with it?
3. Based on his comments, why is Mr Morgan not seen as a threat to Jamaican democracy?
That there are Jamaicans who agree with his tactics is very troubling.
That the prime minister of Jamaica has yet to reel him in, and outline exactly what his job description entails, is very frightening.
I, therefore, recommend to Dr Phillips that the actions of Mr Morgan be relayed to the Office of the Prime Minister to either be audited or reviewed by an independent board.