Opposition calls for Kamina Johnson to step down

Opposition spokesperson on Foreign Affairs Lisa Hanna has called for the resignation of Foreign Affairs Minister Kamina Johnson Smith following Jamaica’s no show on the recent United Nation’s vote on a “humanitarian truce” in the Gaza Strip in the wake of Israel’s war with Hamas.

Hanna who was speaking during an interview with Radio Jamaica, said the Andrew Holness led administration “continues to hide behind a cloak of mystery in relation to Israel.”

She says to have missed the vote on the provision of humanitarian assistance goes against who Jamaicans are as a people.

“This particular resolution was just asking for something very simple – protect the human rights and legality; give the humanitarian ceasefire to help the people during this very difficult time. And we did not vote for it. We were missing,” she said.

“I don’t know how you can have that on your hands. And quite frankly, I think the minister needs to perhaps do the honourable thing. If you can miss such a serious vote, perhaps you no longer need to be the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade. I am calling on her to resign over this,”  Hanna declared.

The government stated that a technical cross in communication led to Jamaica’s representative not voting.

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