Beware of those in sheep’s clothing
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The National, Monday 13th August 2012
I USED to think that having Belden Namah in politics is one of the worst mistakes, let alone allowing him to become the prime minister.
However, I am now more convinced that he was right all along and that labelling him as a “wolf in sheep’s clothing” actually best described many of the leaders who threw their support behind O’Neill in the formation of the government.
As far as I can recall, when Namah first entered politics, he was not in breach of any leadership code.
He was also not linked to any corrupt deals or illegal activities.
I can only recall two controversial incidents involving Namah – the storming of the Supreme Court in a
bid to arrest the chief justice and the allegations of him using the Falcon jet to launder money.
Yet, in the recent Alotau camp, we have leaders who were implicated in the Moti affair, the NPF saga, fugitive Djoko Tjandra’s getting PNG citizenship and rice monopoly.
I believed that many of our MPs had deceived their voters and Papua New Guineans to get into power so as to prevent investigations from seeing daylight.
Now that the government has been formed, who is going to pursue the East Sepik Supreme Court reference?
Will the Task Force Sweep be disbanded or be allowed to continue its investigations?
How can the PNGEC start counting ballot papers before the scheduled date?
How can a winner be declared when 40% of the electorates are either in the midst of polling or have not even started?
Can the national parliament be recalled when a handful of electorates have yet to be declared?
Are these the principles of a democracy?
How can we fight corruption when some people are allegedly involved
in corrupt practices?
We reject someone who dares to speak without fear or favour.
Is it wrong to have a no-nonsense MP in parliament demanding for answers?
Only then would our MPs be on their toes and do everything in a transparent as much as possible.
Whom do I fear most when it comes to leading my country?
My only conclusion is that if I were implicated, I would rather be with those who were also implicated.
So pray tell me who is wearing sheep’s clothing?
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