Tag Archives: Somare Michael Sir (East Sepik)

Why not Juffa?

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By PNG Echo Don Polye, the Engan warlord, whose election result has been set aside on more than one occasion for suspected and proven tampering (including the most recent one), who is implicated in many corruption scandals including (but not only) the unresolved Paraka case, who has been rejected and sidelined by every government he’s served under, not least of all for incompetence, has been named as the alternative Prime Minister. Is this the best the Opposition can do? I’ve maintained (and am unlikely to resile from the position) that the Opposition is not a fit outfit to run a Continue reading Why not Juffa?→

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Hold on Papua New Guinea: Get the election you deserve.

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by PNG Echo Papua New Guinea’s political opposition has just two weeks to oust the Prime Minister if they want to get their hands on the government cheque book before the next election – and they do – desperately. They’re pulling out all the stops. As I write, there should be a decision being handed down by the Supreme Court as to the recalling of parliament to allow a motion of ‘No Confidence’ to go ahead. With the three judges sitting on the case being Mikail J, Salika DCJ and Injia CJ, I don’t like the chances of the government Continue reading Hold on Papua New Guinea: Get the election you deserve.→

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