The People’s National Party Councillor Caucus has stated that it will continue to advocate for the governing Jamaica Labour Party to call the local government election.

The caucus held a press briefing Thursday  during which PNP mayors, Norman Scott, Leon Thomas and former mayor,  Councillor Scean Barnswell, voiced their concerns about the decision of the JLP administration to postpone the election yet again.

The PNP cannot  reverse the decision, as the government does not need the support of the opposition to amend the legislation, only the signature of the Governor General.

The bill seeking the amendment to the legislation to facilitate the postponement will go before the senate Friday , having been passed in Parliament on Tuesday.  It only requires a simple majority vote by government senators to be approved, as local government is an ordinary provision in the Constitution.

When asked by reporters if the PNP is considering legal action, Spanish Town  Mayor Norman Scott said the court process would take too long.

He said the PNP will  continue to lobby the government.

Meantime, the group  has described the postponement of the local government election, as a breach of the democratic process.

Councillor for the Hayes Division in Clarendon, Scean Barnswell said the governing JLP has deprived citizens of their right to choose.

He noted that several divisions are without proper representation.

Mr. Barnswell  said the provisions of the local governance act, need to be entrenched, in order to prevent unwarranted postponements.