All is quiet on the PNG front

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COALITION PARTNERS PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE

on Monday, 11 November 2013. Posted in News

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PRIME Minister Peter O’Neill and leaders of his coalition group today reaffirmed their commitment for the government to see out its full term.

The leaders met today in Prime Minister’s office at Parliament, before presenting themselves to the media.

They include Mr O’Neill (People’s National Congress); Treasurer Don Polye (THE Party), Petroleum Minister William Duma (United Resource Party), and Forest Minister Patrick Pruaitch (National Alliance).

The coalition partners met following speculation and rumours on social media and on the streets, that the opposition would block the 2014 Budget and force a change of government.

“The government remains intact and focussed on delivering its key priorities in education, health, infrastructure development, law and order, fighting corruption, and growing small businesses.

“the 2014 Budget will reflect that. We will not be deterred by rumours and speculations being deliberately spread to creat instability and uncertainty,” Mr O’Neill said after the meeting.

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PRIME MINISTER DISPELS RUMOURS
on Monday, 11 November 2013. Posted in News

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The Prime Minister has dispelled rumors of the Budget being blocked.
Peter O’Neill said the budget is very much on target, and in addition to that, it is a physically responsible one, consistent with the priorities of government.

Mr O’Neill said the continuous rhetoric regarding the negative economic performance is misleading and simply designed to diminish investor confidence in PNG.

Standing with major leaders of coalition partners, William Duma, Patrick Pruaitch and Don Polye at the media conference this afternoon, Mr O’Neill emphasised that the government was stable and that the budget would come out on time because the government had clear policies.

“You see the plane loads of people and investors coming into the country, why are they here? They are here to do business with us, and that’s the sort of confidence that this government and the previous governments have built for our country. And it takes one negative leader of Opposition to destroy that confidence.”

The Prime Minister went on to highlights his government’s major policies being implemented, such as free education, teachers’ welfare, Health infrastructure, roads, ports and law & order.

He said all these are to improve the quality of service delivery to the people, while also maintaining the economic growth of the country.

[admin]

Thanks for those, Ebster.

[ebster123]

Seems there is a seating of Parliament tomorrow at 2pm to attend to the budget. BN, opposition leader, wants to have a showdown at a public march in two days to discuss corruption in PNG. Wouldn't it be great if IOC announces a deal tonight and O'neill discusses tomorrow in front of Parliament where the money comes from...PNGLNG and Gulf LNG!!! Time will tell

[jft310]

A head count will reveal who has the votes to do what's needed and Namath does NOT have anywhere near the votes needed to do anything except cry. And remember ONeil has 30 safe months from his first day in office . Or it's not politics as usual on PNG.

[Palm]

Namah is a scorned politician; snubbed by the coalition when the new government was formed the once-predicted "next PM" in the last elections can't stand that he is on the outside looking in. He once controlled the police force; O'Neill controls that now, probably wisely as Namah would use the police as he has in the past; an extension of his iron fists. Relegated to the Opposition leader over a very small group, he left PNG for 15 weeks to meet with ???; that still is a mystery. But when he returned in late August he started making all kinds of accusations and statements about O'Neill. Every time O'Neill has simply challenged Namah to provide real proof of what he is saying, and so far all Namah has is a letter with O'Neill's forged signature.

Of interest is a statement made by O'Neill in these articles; that those in the Opposition are making statements in an effort to "discourage foreign investors". Now why would Namah have that as a goal? Simple answer.