 Wells broke with PLP in 2015 by crossing the Floor in Parliament to join the then opposition party, The Free National Movement, The FNM.Wells Ran as a candidate for the Free National Movement for the Bamboo Town Constituency in the May 10th 2017 General Elections and won overwhelmingly with 54% of the vote.On May 15, 2017 Well was named the Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources in the cabinet of Prime Minister Hubert Minnis.