Omar Anderson, Gleaner Writer 
GOLDING, HENRY AND DABDOUB
A NEW Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) shadow Cabinet is expected to be named in the coming months, Bruce Golding, JLP chairman and leader-in-waiting, stated yesterday.
Mr. Golding, who is now caretaker for West Kingston, following last week's resignation of Edward Seaga, said he is aware of the resignations of Mike Henry and Abe Dadboub as JLP spokesmen on transport, and land and the environment, respectively.
"We're considering reshuffling the shadow Cabinet but a lot will depend on the timetable for the by-election (in West Kingston)," he told The Sunday Gleaner yesterday.
Contacted yesterday, both Mr. Henry and Mr. Dabdoub said they resigned their portfolios in keeping with the Westminster model of government which requires their withdrawal as party spokesmen, since Mr. Seaga, who had appointed them, has resigned as Opposition leader.
According to them, their move was to allow new Opposition leader Dr. Ken Baugh to be unfettered in selecting his new shadow Cabinet.
RESIGNATIONS
"I thought all the shadow ministers would have, in keeping with protocol, offered their resignations to the incoming Opposi-tion leader so he can select his own team," stated Mr. Henry, a traditionalist who supported Mr. Seaga, especially late last year when the former Opposition leader had confrontations with the JLP 'reformist' wing.
But Mr. Henry pointed out yesterday that he was willing to support the Golding-backed Dr. Baugh, and that his resignation was not out of any rancour.
"If they wish to reappoint me, so be it," he said. "If I'm a member of the party, I must be available to the party."
The Central Clarendon mem-ber of Parliament (MP) also stated that as is likely, when Dr. Baugh resigns to make way for Mr. Golding to become Opposition leader, he (Henry) will, if reappointed shadow spokesman on transport, resign again.
For his part, Mr. Dabdoub, who is North East St. Catherine MP, said apart from resigning, he was taking a leave of absence from the party to focus on his constituency.
In November, the JLP lost the Mount Industry Division to the People's National Party (PNP) in a by-election. The loss was blamed in part on what was asserted to have been Mr. Dabdoub's poor performance in the constituency.
"I need to concentrate on my seat," he told The Sunday Gleaner. "I have too many bad roads and water problems in the constituency.
Meanwhile, JLP general secretary Karl Samuda, said yesterday that the resignations of Mr. Henry and Mr. Dabdoub, pre-suppose that Dr. Baugh would be restrained in naming a new shadow Cabinet.
"I'm not sure that there was a necessity to take this action based on what is perceived to be a Westminster convention," he stated.
