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Frankie Johnson, the man who spearheaded the Mapp-Potter gubernatorial campaign and led the men to victory just weeks ago, will be named as an advisor to the Governor-elect in the incoming administration, sources close to the matter\u00a0have confirmed to VI Consortium<\/em>. Besides Johnson, three other persons have also\u00a0been tapped for advisory roles in the Mapp-Potter administration. The specific areas of advisory\u00a0were not\u00a0disclosed to VI Consortium<\/em>.<\/p>\n

VI Consortium<\/em> contacted Johnson for comment, and while he did not outright confirm the news, he said the public\u00a0should tune in\u00a0to the press conference taking place today on St. Thomas<\/a><\/span>, where Mapp will announce the chairpersons of his transition team.\u00a0VI Consortium<\/em> has also learned that former gubernatorial candidate, judge and lawyer, Soraya Diase-Coffelt, will be one of the persons making up the Mapp-Potter transition team.<\/p>\n

Johnson said one of the first things the new administration is hoping to accomplish is to bring some relief at the pump to Virgin Islands’ residents.<\/p>\n

“One of the first things [we want to do] is lower the price of gas and bring relief to the people of the Virgin Islands,” he\u00a0said. “Just that alone would be a big help to everybody, and it’s something we’re [targeting] and hope to accomplish as soon as possible.”<\/p>\n

Johnson then pointed to the U.S. mainland, where\u00a0the price of gas continues to tumble<\/a><\/span>. The soon-to-be-named advisor in the incoming\u00a0Mapp administration said it currently takes about $100 to fill his truck with gas, and if the price of gas in the territory could be reduced by at least 40 percent, that extra $40, he said, could be used elsewhere or saved.<\/p>\n

As for today’s 2 p.m. press conference in St. Thomas, where chairpersons will be announced who will lead 14 committees responsible for examining “all aspects of the present government and report to the Governor,” reporters are expected to query\u00a0Mapp\u00a0on how he intends to tackle the issues soon to be his problems.\u00a0VI Consortium<\/em> will be present at the press event.<\/p>\n

Mapp and Potter were elected in a landslide victory<\/a><\/span> against Congresswoman Donna M. Christensen in a run-off election on November 18. On the night of his victory<\/a><\/span>, Mapp said\u00a0he and Potter were committed to working hard and improving the standard of living for all Virgin Islands’ residents.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat Osbert and I would like each of you to know is that we are really committed to working hard, improving your lives, the lives of the people of the Virgin Islands, from the youngest to the most senior,\u201d he said. \u201cA way of quality and perfection, that folks outside could watch with respect and dignity.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to get away from doing a little bit of a lot of things, and start doing the little things, very, very well,\u201d Mapp continued. \u201cWe\u2019re going to get the basics right, we\u2019re going to really, really work, first, on how we can treat each other with dignity and respect.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Governor-elect\u00a0said that from the onset of the campaign, he and his team had made a decision to respect everyone\u2019s right of choice, and not to challenge the patriotism or integrity of those who chose to support other candidates.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to grow a community that we are free to disagree because in our disagreement, we\u2019re going to learn from each other, and we\u2019re going to grow better ideas, and we\u2019re going to create a better community and society,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Frankie Johnson, the man who spearheaded the Mapp-Potter gubernatorial campaign and led the men to victory just weeks ago, will be named as an advisor to the Governor-elect in the incoming administration, sources close to the matter\u00a0have confirmed to VI Consortium. Besides Johnson, three other persons have also\u00a0been tapped for advisory roles in the Mapp-Potter […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13792,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[11,191,8,147],"tags":[821],"yoast_head":"\nFrankie Johnson Tapped As Mapp Advisor, Coffelt Part Of Transition Team - V.I. 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