Opposition Leader ready to take on Government as House resumes
Post Courier (Tuesday, 10th September 2013)
Post Courier (Tuesday, 10th September 2013)
Opposition Leader Belden Namah who has been on a “secret” 15-week mission overseas is ready to take on the government of Prime Minister Peter O’Neill. Mr Namah did not give details of his 15-weeks absence, just saying it was a “fact finding mission” and a secret at this stage.
It is understood that he may be out there plotting to topple the prime minister who he helped to install just over two years ago.
After arriving in the country over the weekend, he held a media conference with his small group of Opposition MP’s including Bulolo MP Sam Basil, Kundiawa-Gembogl MP Tobias Kulang and Huon MP Ross Seymour and appealed to MPs not to support the proposed constitutional amendments to the no- confidence motion.
“I have been out on a fact finding mission and I have looked in from the outside to see a lot of things that are not right under the current government.”
“My dream for Papua New Guinea is that we need to have a radical change, to see that our citizens benefit from the vast natural resources that are being taken out from their land.” Mr Namah said,” From my 15-
weeks outside and looking in, I must say I am ready to lead this country to a new level.”
He said the Prime Minister after getting the 30 months grace period that protects him from a vote of no confidence has now started to build walls around him to become a dictator.
“The additional constitutional amendment that he is seeking is totally against the spirit of democracy.”
Mr Namah said there are decisions that the Prime Minister had taken unilaterally like the asylum seeker deal with Australia, the inflation of contracts given out to friends and many other illegal payments made by the Department of Finance that will now cripple the country.
He also challenged the Government to give the real picture of the economy after the Prime Minister and his ministers continue to move around making commitments like the USD1 million to the Marshall Islands, the K500 million for Western Highlands general hospital and K2 million for Ialibu University.
It is understood that he may be out there plotting to topple the prime minister who he helped to install just over two years ago.After arriving in the country over the weekend, he held a media conference with his small group of Opposition MP’s including Bulolo MP Sam Basil, Kundiawa-Gembogl MP Tobias Kulang and Huon MP Ross Seymour and appealed to MPs not to support the proposed constitutional amendments to the no- confidence motion.
“I have been out on a fact finding mission and I have looked in from the outside to see a lot of things that are not right under the current government.”
“My dream for Papua New Guinea is that we need to have a radical change, to see that our citizens benefit from the vast natural resources that are being taken out from their land.” Mr Namah said,” From my 15-
weeks outside and looking in, I must say I am ready to lead this country to a new level.”
He said the Prime Minister after getting the 30 months grace period that protects him from a vote of no confidence has now started to build walls around him to become a dictator.
“The additional constitutional amendment that he is seeking is totally against the spirit of democracy.”
Mr Namah said there are decisions that the Prime Minister had taken unilaterally like the asylum seeker deal with Australia, the inflation of contracts given out to friends and many other illegal payments made by the Department of Finance that will now cripple the country.
He also challenged the Government to give the real picture of the economy after the Prime Minister and his ministers continue to move around making commitments like the USD1 million to the Marshall Islands, the K500 million for Western Highlands general hospital and K2 million for Ialibu University.
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