Three critics bound to join Papua New Guinea Government ranks

Any truth in word that three outspoken critics of this Government are in secret talks to leave the Opposition and joining government ranks?

Parliamentary Chairman of HIV/AIDS and Riots Against Asians Committee, Jamie Maxton Graham who broke ranks with the government in July this year over "constant bullying and threats by the Kitchen Cabinet" is tipped for a ministerial portfolio.

National Captial District Governor, Powes Parkop recently opened a new classroom in Port Moresby

Mr Graham’s elevation into the Somare Cabinet is a ploy to shut him out completely from openly attacking the Government on corruption and many major issues affecting PNG. No doubt, his promotion will upset loyal government MPs and parties in the current coalition. Western Province Governor Dr Bob Danaya, Opposition’s nominee in the vote of no confidence motion in the Prime Minister, is forced to return to government backbenches.

Dr Danaya is the main plaintiff in the current constitutional reference on certain parts of the Organic Law on Integrity of Political Parties and Candidates. He has been forced to rejoin the Government or the Western Province’s annual budget will not be approved by the Government. Sadly his decision will not be on conscience, but forced by political circumstances.

Jamie Maxton Graham who featured on the Weekend of The National shows his toughness in his workouts

Another outspoken Government critic, NCD Governor Powes Parkop who has stated on the floor of Parliament that he did not support Sir Michael’s candidacy as Prime Minister (during the election of PM in 2007 in Parliament) is understood to have been forced to make a sudden U-turn over certain things.

The three leaders’ plans are driven by self and parochial interest. It is an act of betrayal of trust and confidence PNG citizens have in them. Today they command the respect, trust and confidence of many ordinary PNG citizens for their firm and bold stance on important national issues including corruption, of which this NA Government heavily tainted with.

They’ve been on the forefront with other Opposition leaders criticising this Government and their sudden change is highly suspicious and could well prove later on as poorly calculated.
They must not give up the fight against corruption and throw in the towel for the good of over six million citizens of this nation. Our hope and the future of this great nation rest with leaders of their standing.

Dr. Danaya (front, left) spoke to the press after the Opposition claimed that they got the numbers to topple the government in a vote of no-confidence

Messrs Graham, Danaya and Parkop are all leaders of prime ministerial material and should not succumb to Government pressures and promises. Remain with Opposition and lobby hard for like-minded leaders in the Government who are against corruption like Governor of Madang Sir Arnold Amet, Rabaul MP Dr Allan and others to resign their support in this Government.

This Government will for a long time haunted by scandals and controversies like no other governments in the 34 years of PNG’s independence. You are better off where you are. Why are you risking your political future by making a suicidal act to swim into a sinking ship?

Chauka Posanau

Anti-Corruption - Los Negros Island

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Three critics bound to join Papua New Guinea Government ranks

Any truth in word that three outspoken critics of this Government are in secret talks to leave the Opposition and joining government ranks?

Parliamentary Chairman of HIV/AIDS and Riots Against Asians Committee, Jamie Maxton Graham who broke ranks with the government in July this year over "constant bullying and threats by the Kitchen Cabinet" is tipped for a ministerial portfolio.

National Captial District Governor, Powes Parkop recently opened a new classroom in Port Moresby

Mr Graham’s elevation into the Somare Cabinet is a ploy to shut him out completely from openly attacking the Government on corruption and many major issues affecting PNG. No doubt, his promotion will upset loyal government MPs and parties in the current coalition. Western Province Governor Dr Bob Danaya, Opposition’s nominee in the vote of no confidence motion in the Prime Minister, is forced to return to government backbenches.

Dr Danaya is the main plaintiff in the current constitutional reference on certain parts of the Organic Law on Integrity of Political Parties and Candidates. He has been forced to rejoin the Government or the Western Province’s annual budget will not be approved by the Government. Sadly his decision will not be on conscience, but forced by political circumstances.

Jamie Maxton Graham who featured on the Weekend of The National shows his toughness in his workouts

Another outspoken Government critic, NCD Governor Powes Parkop who has stated on the floor of Parliament that he did not support Sir Michael’s candidacy as Prime Minister (during the election of PM in 2007 in Parliament) is understood to have been forced to make a sudden U-turn over certain things.

The three leaders’ plans are driven by self and parochial interest. It is an act of betrayal of trust and confidence PNG citizens have in them. Today they command the respect, trust and confidence of many ordinary PNG citizens for their firm and bold stance on important national issues including corruption, of which this NA Government heavily tainted with.

They’ve been on the forefront with other Opposition leaders criticising this Government and their sudden change is highly suspicious and could well prove later on as poorly calculated.
They must not give up the fight against corruption and throw in the towel for the good of over six million citizens of this nation. Our hope and the future of this great nation rest with leaders of their standing.

Dr. Danaya (front, left) spoke to the press after the Opposition claimed that they got the numbers to topple the government in a vote of no-confidence

Messrs Graham, Danaya and Parkop are all leaders of prime ministerial material and should not succumb to Government pressures and promises. Remain with Opposition and lobby hard for like-minded leaders in the Government who are against corruption like Governor of Madang Sir Arnold Amet, Rabaul MP Dr Allan and others to resign their support in this Government.

This Government will for a long time haunted by scandals and controversies like no other governments in the 34 years of PNG’s independence. You are better off where you are. Why are you risking your political future by making a suicidal act to swim into a sinking ship?

Chauka Posanau

Anti-Corruption - Los Negros Island

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Three critics bound to join Papua New Guinea Government ranks

Any truth in word that three outspoken critics of this Government are in secret talks to leave the Opposition and joining government ranks?

Parliamentary Chairman of HIV/AIDS and Riots Against Asians Committee, Jamie Maxton Graham who broke ranks with the government in July this year over "constant bullying and threats by the Kitchen Cabinet" is tipped for a ministerial portfolio.

National Captial District Governor, Powes Parkop recently opened a new classroom in Port Moresby

Mr Graham’s elevation into the Somare Cabinet is a ploy to shut him out completely from openly attacking the Government on corruption and many major issues affecting PNG. No doubt, his promotion will upset loyal government MPs and parties in the current coalition. Western Province Governor Dr Bob Danaya, Opposition’s nominee in the vote of no confidence motion in the Prime Minister, is forced to return to government backbenches.

Dr Danaya is the main plaintiff in the current constitutional reference on certain parts of the Organic Law on Integrity of Political Parties and Candidates. He has been forced to rejoin the Government or the Western Province’s annual budget will not be approved by the Government. Sadly his decision will not be on conscience, but forced by political circumstances.

Jamie Maxton Graham who featured on the Weekend of The National shows his toughness in his workouts

Another outspoken Government critic, NCD Governor Powes Parkop who has stated on the floor of Parliament that he did not support Sir Michael’s candidacy as Prime Minister (during the election of PM in 2007 in Parliament) is understood to have been forced to make a sudden U-turn over certain things.

The three leaders’ plans are driven by self and parochial interest. It is an act of betrayal of trust and confidence PNG citizens have in them. Today they command the respect, trust and confidence of many ordinary PNG citizens for their firm and bold stance on important national issues including corruption, of which this NA Government heavily tainted with.

They’ve been on the forefront with other Opposition leaders criticising this Government and their sudden change is highly suspicious and could well prove later on as poorly calculated.
They must not give up the fight against corruption and throw in the towel for the good of over six million citizens of this nation. Our hope and the future of this great nation rest with leaders of their standing.

Dr. Danaya (front, left) spoke to the press after the Opposition claimed that they got the numbers to topple the government in a vote of no-confidence

Messrs Graham, Danaya and Parkop are all leaders of prime ministerial material and should not succumb to Government pressures and promises. Remain with Opposition and lobby hard for like-minded leaders in the Government who are against corruption like Governor of Madang Sir Arnold Amet, Rabaul MP Dr Allan and others to resign their support in this Government.

This Government will for a long time haunted by scandals and controversies like no other governments in the 34 years of PNG’s independence. You are better off where you are. Why are you risking your political future by making a suicidal act to swim into a sinking ship?

Chauka Posanau

Anti-Corruption - Los Negros Island

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Combating crime in Papua New Guinea with the help of Australian Federal Police (AFP)

Bringing a hundred police personnel from Australia into Papua New Guinea to address law and order problem is a short term bandage solution to the chronic law and order problem in Papua New Guinea. But it will definitely help public policing by our local police personnel as they did in the past as men (Australian) pleasers and not genuine policing.

Papua New Guinea personnel working alongside their Australian Federal Police (AFP) counterparts, will always try to put up a face to please their foreign friends and not necessarily genuine acts of policing. However the huge sum of Aid money will be directed towards the AFP accommodation, salaries and other logistics needed to do their jobs and only few will be spent on capacity building in the Papua New Guinea Royal Constabulary.

Policing problem in Papua New Guinea is not necessarily in their performance. It is true police in Papua New Guinea collaborate with criminals to facilitate some of very sophisticated crimes we see recently in Papua New Guinea. However these dirty and compromised performance has a deeper cause then just compromised line of duties.

These are problems such as lack of policing infrastructures (e.g. camera surveillance system in strategic public areas including road sides), low salary (when cost of living in the city is increasingly high), poor housing condition (deteriorating barracks), shortage of police personnel etc...All these are clearly identified by the Bire Kimisopa Administration when he was the police minister.

If Canberra is serious about addressing law and order problem in Papua New Guinea then they should directly channel their aid expenditures into these areas and not paying their very own highly paid police force in Papua New Guinea. Just imagine what could a hundred AFP personnel accomplish in Papua New Guinea or say in the four (Port Moresby, Lae, Hagen & Rab) major cities of Papua New Guinea to address the policing problems mentioned briefly above.

We all knew it was the full responsibility of our (PNG) government to address these problems, however history have shown that consistent government have grossly neglected these problems. We have the cash needed to finance sustainable solution to these problems, however poor governance and management and sometimes ill-conceived advises from foreign consultants, have systematically failed us.

I agree AFP can address some problems of policing but this strategy is very lazy and short-term solutions does not reflect the real and lasting solutions to Papua New Guinea policing problems. As usual, Canberra is using its symbolic authority to show the world that she is still the policeman of the South Pacific.

Albert Tobby

Beijing, China

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Combating crime in Papua New Guinea with the help of Australian Federal Police (AFP)

Bringing a hundred police personnel from Australia into Papua New Guinea to address law and order problem is a short term bandage solution to the chronic law and order problem in Papua New Guinea. But it will definitely help public policing by our local police personnel as they did in the past as men (Australian) pleasers and not genuine policing.

Papua New Guinea personnel working alongside their Australian Federal Police (AFP) counterparts, will always try to put up a face to please their foreign friends and not necessarily genuine acts of policing. However the huge sum of Aid money will be directed towards the AFP accommodation, salaries and other logistics needed to do their jobs and only few will be spent on capacity building in the Papua New Guinea Royal Constabulary.

Policing problem in Papua New Guinea is not necessarily in their performance. It is true police in Papua New Guinea collaborate with criminals to facilitate some of very sophisticated crimes we see recently in Papua New Guinea. However these dirty and compromised performance has a deeper cause then just compromised line of duties.

These are problems such as lack of policing infrastructures (e.g. camera surveillance system in strategic public areas including road sides), low salary (when cost of living in the city is increasingly high), poor housing condition (deteriorating barracks), shortage of police personnel etc...All these are clearly identified by the Bire Kimisopa Administration when he was the police minister.

If Canberra is serious about addressing law and order problem in Papua New Guinea then they should directly channel their aid expenditures into these areas and not paying their very own highly paid police force in Papua New Guinea. Just imagine what could a hundred AFP personnel accomplish in Papua New Guinea or say in the four (Port Moresby, Lae, Hagen & Rab) major cities of Papua New Guinea to address the policing problems mentioned briefly above.

We all knew it was the full responsibility of our (PNG) government to address these problems, however history have shown that consistent government have grossly neglected these problems. We have the cash needed to finance sustainable solution to these problems, however poor governance and management and sometimes ill-conceived advises from foreign consultants, have systematically failed us.

I agree AFP can address some problems of policing but this strategy is very lazy and short-term solutions does not reflect the real and lasting solutions to Papua New Guinea policing problems. As usual, Canberra is using its symbolic authority to show the world that she is still the policeman of the South Pacific.

Albert Tobby

Beijing, China

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Combating crime in Papua New Guinea with the help of Australian Federal Police (AFP)

Bringing a hundred police personnel from Australia into Papua New Guinea to address law and order problem is a short term bandage solution to the chronic law and order problem in Papua New Guinea. But it will definitely help public policing by our local police personnel as they did in the past as men (Australian) pleasers and not genuine policing.

Papua New Guinea personnel working alongside their Australian Federal Police (AFP) counterparts, will always try to put up a face to please their foreign friends and not necessarily genuine acts of policing. However the huge sum of Aid money will be directed towards the AFP accommodation, salaries and other logistics needed to do their jobs and only few will be spent on capacity building in the Papua New Guinea Royal Constabulary.

Policing problem in Papua New Guinea is not necessarily in their performance. It is true police in Papua New Guinea collaborate with criminals to facilitate some of very sophisticated crimes we see recently in Papua New Guinea. However these dirty and compromised performance has a deeper cause then just compromised line of duties.

These are problems such as lack of policing infrastructures (e.g. camera surveillance system in strategic public areas including road sides), low salary (when cost of living in the city is increasingly high), poor housing condition (deteriorating barracks), shortage of police personnel etc...All these are clearly identified by the Bire Kimisopa Administration when he was the police minister.

If Canberra is serious about addressing law and order problem in Papua New Guinea then they should directly channel their aid expenditures into these areas and not paying their very own highly paid police force in Papua New Guinea. Just imagine what could a hundred AFP personnel accomplish in Papua New Guinea or say in the four (Port Moresby, Lae, Hagen & Rab) major cities of Papua New Guinea to address the policing problems mentioned briefly above.

We all knew it was the full responsibility of our (PNG) government to address these problems, however history have shown that consistent government have grossly neglected these problems. We have the cash needed to finance sustainable solution to these problems, however poor governance and management and sometimes ill-conceived advises from foreign consultants, have systematically failed us.

I agree AFP can address some problems of policing but this strategy is very lazy and short-term solutions does not reflect the real and lasting solutions to Papua New Guinea policing problems. As usual, Canberra is using its symbolic authority to show the world that she is still the policeman of the South Pacific.

Albert Tobby

Beijing, China

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