Ralph Northam, the Democratic governor of the US state of Virginia, reportedly changed his story on Saturday about appearing in a racist 1984 yearbook photo and insists he will not resign from office. The Virginia governor, who initially acknowledged he was one of them in the picture and apologized, told local media he will make a statement from the governor’s mansion in the state capital Richmond later Saturday. Northam did not specify which outfit he was wearing in the image, which prompted calls for him to resign — including from several Democratic presidential candidates. The Democratic governor, however, appeared determined to hold onto his office and serve out the remainder of his four-year term, which began in January 2018. “We made the decision to let Governor Northam do the correct thing and resign this morning,” the Virginia branch of the Democratic Party said on Twitter Saturday.

Source: Punch February 02, 2019 18:56 UTC