Opposition Leader Shyne on Julian Cho Graduation Ceremony

The Leader of the Opposition also gave his take on the decision taken, purportedly by the Julian Cho High School Board, to prevent him from being the guest speaker at their graduation exercise, even though a majority of the forty graduates voted in favor of him being their guest speaker. Shyne contends that the students’ decision to select him as speaker is not anomalous. He told reporters that he has been chosen by high schools across the country as the guest speaker at their commencement exercise.

Shyne Barrow

Shyne Barrow, Leader of the Opposition

“For me, again, you can’t redo votes right. I wish that opportunity was available. If there is a low voter’s turnout you can say oh well this election nuh wah count, because only a certain amount of students come out. The students that voted in the first instance their wishes should have been respected because they are not alone. This is not an anomaly. All the way in Corozal students voted for me to be their guest speaker. In Dangriga students voted for me to be their guest speaker. In ACC, which I didn’t get a chance to respond to confirm, they asked me to be their guest speaker. So, there is a thread there and I believe there is a reason they are asking me to be their guest speaker. I inspire them. I motivate them. I bring something refreshing to the table when they see the way I conduct myself in the House, the way I conduct myself internationally, nationally, the way I try to bring bipartisanship in a real way to governance.”