Kingstown, April 16, 2026, – Former Speaker of the House of Assembly, lawyer, journalist and social commentator Jomo Thomas has questioned the Opposition’s moral authority in leading constitutional debates, pointing to past actions he says undermined their credibility.
Speaking on the proposed constitutional amendments, Thomas said, “While I understand what’s taking place here, these guys don’t have any moral authority to talk about anything as if they intend to defend the constitution.”
He recalled his 2019 commentary on the national budget, noting, “I talked about the ways in which those guys flaunted and violated the finance act in as it relates to the way in which they flaunt disregard the law, having to do with warrants, and so on.”
Thomas argued that the Opposition’s narrow control of Parliament at the time amplified the impact of their actions: “They controlled the parliament by the slimmest majority. They had an eight seven, when they did all of these things that truly assaulted the constitution.”
He also referenced the handling of a vote of no confidence, saying, “They knew that that was not the right thing. But they argued forcefully, while trying to stymie and do an injustice to the constitution.”
Thomas’s remarks come as the Opposition ramps up its actions against the government, including pushing constitutional amendments and challenging the eligibility of sitting parliamentarians. His intervention highlights a central tension in the debate: whether those who have previously bent constitutional rules can credibly present themselves as defenders of constitutional order.