07-25-2012, 09:23 PM
'Justin94360' pid='7223' datel Wrote:Would be a good sign if O'Neill does not reappoint Duma as minister for the DPE, Duma certainly has very little leverage to demand anything. I would have thought with the very negative article from Exxon prior to the elections about Duma and the DPE would be enough to make some changes there. As we have seen though nothing is straight forward in PNG.
Looks to me that Duma almost surely WILL be the next DPE Minister. That's why he joined O'Neill. He will be made happy as his few MPs are critical to the 55 sets needed for O'Neill's coallition. Duma would not join O'Neill without knowing what he's getting for doing so.
This is no different than signing you NFL draft picks, your stars hold-out for their best deal and they become team-players after they sign. In Somare's case, he (and Art) will undoubtedly be immune from corruption task force efforts.