Firstly I congratulate Don Pomb Puli Polye for the very respectful decision you made to go for by-election instead of challenging the doubted court decision. This was a reputable precedent and I salute you for taking the bold stand.

To commence with, I would also like to acknowledge the government in arranging the logistics for a peaceful voting and post-voting period. Now for the last few weeks leading to the Kandep Open by-election, there have been some rather shallow and negative criticisms about Mr Polyes integrity.

Lets clear the air surrounding some of the misunderstanding and misconceptions of certain close minded critics who do not seem to properly understand the underlying reasons. On the national politics, it was deemed that Polyes removal was a result of National Aliances in-house fighting over the party leadership. Mr Polye was actually the optimum threat and Mr. Manase knows it by heart while having that beer over the bar. This was evident when the two regional (NGI & Momase) NA leaders did not attend giving lame excuses and we know why. Highlands NA blocks are a threat and you cant deny that, especially under the leadership of Don Polye and now Marape, the Huli brother. The old man was wise enough to rally for his favorite son, Mr Polye. Grand Chief Sir Michael T. Somare, the Father of the Nation, did not only make Mr Polye proud, and at the same time humbled, but also made the people of Kandep proud by visiting one of Papua New Guineas remotest district. Bulk of the population has never seen you physically and it was a great honor having you to visit Kandep after 34 years of political independence.

At a provincial level, it is rather absurd and childish to see Mr Peter Ipatas and his cargo-boy Mr John Pundari taking a personal negative interest in Don Polyes affairs. I believe they are MPs in different political levels and boundaries but its worth noting that they themselves have quite interesting and peculiar histories in their own political maneuverings. The fact is both of them have failed in their quest for the Prime Ministers post. They have never held senior Ministerial portfolios for long enough unlike Polye. The latter has created history in the common wealth government system to cross the floor more than eight (8) times on the floor of the parliament. This made a mockery out of the commonwealth system of government while at the same time, brought himself to the lowest level one can go in terms of integrity. No wonder he was pushed down from DPM to Community and Youth Ministry and got kicked out after a few months. For Ipatas, it was heartbreaking when he could not even master one MP to substantiate his quest for the POM post! It is a mockery when both Mr Ipatas and Pundari and their likeminded followers claim that Don Polyes victory was through corrupt deals. Why not look at the logs in your own eyes before you actually can see and a point finger to someone whom you think is in the same category as yourselves? Deep down in their hearts, they cannot come out and confess that they won their respective seats honestly. Sometime this year, Pundari actually claimed (away from public media) in a local payout rally that everyone played corrupt games to win the elections but God was on his side and supported and blessed his corrupt deals than the others! What blasphemy!

A while back Pundari was Ipatas political enemy, contesting for the same Regional Seat. Then they decided to reconcile and Pundari was appointed Treasurer for Ipatas own party. For some reason, they broke up again and then for some reason or another they teamed up again just recently! Is this a political love story, going through marriage, divorce, then remarriage, etc?? Clean your own backyards boys. Pundari was reported (in the media) playing Helicopter Hijacking tactics and is responsible for the deaths and destruction of a lot of lives and communities as a direct consequence of his dirty tactics employed in the 2007 elections. Ipatas should remember that the Engan NA blocks are not like John Pundari to be yoyos, swinging back and forth. Hon. Sam Abal bluntly told him when Ipatas literally begged him to join his party in 2007. Having said all that, I would rather suggest to Mr Ipatas to stop making a fool out of himself in front of the people of Enga and the nation as a whole. He should humbly step out of Kandep politics and concentrate on cleaning and organizing the Ipatas centre.

Recent views in the papers are echoing similar sentiments including the Editorial on the National, 11th Nov 2009. The rally held in Mt. Hagen was a regional rally because he is still a senior NA leader in the Highlands region and Mt Hagen is the center and heart of the highlands region. In respect, all the highlands blocks where there so there is no reason why people are creating a lot of nonsense about Polye hosting a rally at Mt Hagen. The incidents that occurred in Mt. Hagen and Wabag were obvious doings by the same group of political enemies. The young kid who actually sprayed the tear gas at Mt. Hagen was caught and was interrogated and it is known who the instigators are. The incident at Wabag was similar but they whisked away the perpetrator on a sponsored utility and went hiding in a village.

Furthermore, the barbaric incident on the road after the Mt Hagen rally was at a village where Peter Ipatas and John Pundari have a strong hold, including the latter who happens to be married to that village. Should the governor and Pundari keep their nose out of Kandep districts politics, such uncalled and childish mischievousness would have been avoided. This is Enga where blood runs thick and deep, thus speaks loud than words and one day they will call you by your true name; Peter Ipatas and John Momis (John Pundari). Despite all these, Don Polye will survive these childish attacks because he cannot be moved by instances or situations. We need brains like him to develop and bring Enga and the country forward and not dropouts to engage bank teller-like approaches to bring developments.

The country should know that NOT ALL ELITES AND WELL THINKING KANDEP CITIZENS are against Polye, its only a handful of those greedy and unconscious arrogants who are used by aliens, both nationally and provincially. Out of the fifteen (15) candidates, eight (8) have been endorsed by Peter Ipatas but they are all contesting as Independents because they know, Kandepeans dont like Peoples Party.

Finally, just a caution for the candidates: One should not be allowing aliens to control your conscience because it only causes problems. If you a create problem, the poor people back in the village will kill each other for reasons unknown to them while you enjoy the couches with your families and your kids attending the fine schools in town. How conscious are you in your acts, how do you justify all these?
HAVE A TROUBLE FREE ELECTION

Puli Tange Dapa
Kolyaka, Kandep Enga Province

Brata, yu tok stret ya.

can't expalain,you said it all.

kaimingi

Don is Malipu Balakau incarnated. He will raise to the top regardless and shut the empty tins down.

Will Polye really will make up to PM? Is NA going to allow for that? How about the old man? Can Polye really handle the position?

Honest?????? okay okay, please spill it out baby spill it out....its interesting. Was even wondering why all these things were brought to the media's attention.

can you flip this over to the two dailies and the chronicle so they can publish it??? that would be an interesting issue to know given the scope, lol!!

If a worker from the two dailies reading this, why not publish it. Lets do it without discrimination - MEDIA FREEDOM??????

malipin wane

Larem Don win na bungim like minded visionary leaders blo png na fomim niupela governman na lukautim gut cantri blo yumi png.

sampela NA member ol ino igat vision lo kamapim gutpela kantri. ol itintin lo liklik bel blo ol.olsem na ol stil planti lo kantri.

I just want Don Polye to win and back to Parliament and tear up NA Members and form a New Government with new leaders with good vision to drive the country forward.


we grassroots of PNG fed up when we don't see any tangible development. few Members karim beknem around and fill their pockets with dirty money.

for Gods sake let those kind of members out and install the good ones.

I just want Don Polye to win and back to Parliament and tear up NA Members and form a New Government with new leaders with good vision to drive the country forward.


we grassroots of PNG fed up when we don't see any tangible development. few Members karim beknem around and fill their pockets with dirty money.

for Gods sake let those kind of members out and install the good ones.

Was Polye's victory in 2007 a real election victory?

How did some of the reknown people contesting end up with 1 vote or the big kiau..that just doesn't happen in highlands politics.

Even there were very few informal votes in an illiterate Kandep compared to NCD, how do you explain that?

Isn't that fishy? somethings smells..and here some of yous go one about your rhetoric supporting such crooks, you must be lickin his arse or something!

PM Choice today is POWES PARKOP, not dikheads like Peter Ipatas or your lousy Don Polye. I am a highlander and I support POWES PARKOP!!

you have a point...but leave the crap out and use proper language you dkkkkkkkkkkkhead!!!

I just wonder Y a MAN like DON Polye who the court found as crook is being around to run for the same election/seat which he was found to hav rotted. One only draw a conclusion that Kandep doesnt have any other educated or that they simply dont care less.



On the other hand ...Hon Parkop has 100% of my vote for PM cause he seems to be the only bringing/ changing the face of POM itself.

cheers

I just want to refer to Highlander's posting and others who always swear on the scape.

Please try not to use such words coz it only reflex your own characters and other scapers know how chidish you are.such persons like that causing too many problems in the country because their brains are too narrow and thin, unable to think big and solve the problems. all they will do is swearing, killing, raping, stealling, sleeping with their own relatives and list goes on........

If you guys want to drive our country forward then use the relevant words to discuss the issues that affecting our country.

sapos yu pela grassroot olsem mi no ken tok nogut natingting.shut up na larem ol gutpla lain toktok na yu lukluk tasol.

broggie,

this is real attitude fashion of a typical highlander who happens to be an educated fool!!! You might have a point or idea there but can you argue in a structure way and in a more educated language and stop swearing your dick out????? You've gotta know that those who swear are stingy has in themselves. so bro, wake up coz we're tired of such tyrants preaching petty waigani slangs.

REAL HIGHLANDERS LOVE THEIR LEADERS, LIKE DON POLYE AND NOT TO BE LIKE ROBOTTS - ALFRED MANASE AND COHERTS

FYI, PARKOP IS A GOOD CHOICE BUT CAN WE ASK HIM TO JOIN A PARTY OR CREATE A PARTY RATHER THEN BEING AN INDEPENDENT ALL ALONG????? APOLOGIES IF HE'S ALLREADY A MEMBER TO A PARTY, THEN HE SHOULD BE GIVEN THE LEADERSHIP TO THAT PARTY.


Not a Regionalistic but a proud PNGEAN
Proud PNG

Proud PNGean.

You make more sense than the bunch of nobie wannabe's here.

People; do you see day light? our you just never wake up, still in the cave with bamboo lights for sunshine.

Please have some real discussions here....maski pekpek wara nambaut!!!

MM

mi ino kisim gut sampela ol save man usim kopiuta lon en tok sua lo postins blo mipela ol kanakai.wanem kain save em igat ya.liklik het em igat ya em ino fit lo kam lo dispela board ya.

Mi klia nau man igat liklik het olsem blo en ol igo insait lo palemen na stil moni tumas.bagarapim kantri.

dispela kain liklik head ol iwork inside lo office na kamapim korap pasin.


plis upela ol lain traim na kamapim gutpela points hau yupla bai kamapim dispela kantri gut. Maski yusim preschool sense nabaut.

Anon,

you can't label or give a person name when you can't prove beyond reasonable doubt that he is really the perpetrator. As such, if you can study the statement made by Judge Salika regarding the judgment, he merely didn't have any substantial evidence to prove that Don Polye won thrue corrupt deals, though. FYI, every MP in the parliament have gone thru such, with or without their knowledge, including Powes Parkop's and lady carol Kidu with due respect, to win the race. Therefore, you can't claim one to be holy and another to be a sinner because the wrath's in the desires of that persons' heart to be a MP. Therefore, to claim DP as crook is baseless because he never crooked the Judiciary System by appealing the decision, but, accepted the manipulated decision. He is respectful and that's were maturity comes to play.

FYI, Kandep do have a good number of brains working overseas and within the country. However, those few rivals of DP are claiming to be the real educated ones and not DP. One must remember that these very people ate, slept and even shared a chick in their hay days. However, as time passed, people do change so definitely, interests clashed and rivalry emerged. But DP was the smartest and thats something the rivals admit over the bar. And they claim DP doesn't even own a house in kandep which is a bull****. Remember, You can take DP out of Kandep but you can't take kandep out of DP. And I guess that's the same principle every citizen has in common.


Like I said earlier, Parkop should make up his mind and create a party or be in a party to be given such mandates. PNG needs such brains to move this country forward and not money stealing gangs and Sukumandies.

Peace

Proud PNGean
cheers

Pitakanda,

Is your doubt regarding the integrity or capability of someone becoming a PM? For record purposes, during DP's very first term, he was the DPM for the entire period and was acting PM on many occasions. he also was responsible for the restructures with the ministerial portfolios he held and made drastic decisions that is seeing light after those doom days. can't that be valued?

Regarding NA politics, the old man was greedy this term. DP was supposed to be the ultimum PM as per NA acts because he make sure Highlands region returned in numbers. their were even supports from the opposition, if i can recall back. However, greed and power hunger came into place pushing the nations interests towards the cliff side. Thats where we're talking from!!!!! DP was smart enough not to raise his hands up because he is still young and will have his time. PATIENT and MATURITY. You all know that PNG politics is crippy and dirty. Don't wanna explain those.

Otherwise, we need leaders with not just vision but with creativity and being innovative with an analytical mindset who can talk less, think hard but smart and walk the few talks they make. I admire leaders like Powes Parkop, Sam Basil, Lady Dam Carol Kidu, and who else i can't remember their names that can make things happen. Also leaders who can argue constructively without swearing or name calling on the Parliament floor.

CAN WE HAVE SOME MORE MALIPU BALAKAU, IYAMBAKE OKUKS to transform and mover this country forward?

shalom


Proud PNGean

Proud pngean dont ever mention okuk and balakau every tom ,dick and harry in png will choke.

Mr P. Parkop for me as a new leader none of this old kaskas dog nambaut theyll just drag us down till we see nothing..

Madgaun..

Madgaun,

no one is opposing Parkop for '12 PM, but for your thick head, I'll tell you to read my earlier postings carefully.

FYI, People like Okuk (kidnapped) and Balakau (politically assassinated) have contributed bigtime within a sort period to PNG's development. I can give you a copy of late Balakau's visionary blue print (printed book). There are other leaders from around the country who did with good faith for the development and prosperity of PNG. However, culprits like somare, wingti, chan are getting the country backward. You all know that!!! do some investigations on the real "Fathers of the Nation" and not "Father..." and you'll appreciate why some of us keep talking about credible leaders of the past. Look at airniguini, post png, highlands highway, the relocation of AOA from Kone to waigani. Its not the current leaders, but was the result of some good old leaders. The person who asked for PNG's independence was not known until one of the dailies did a story on him!! Hell, some people are calling themselves "father of the nations". We can't deny that because they did what they can with courage and with their very limited knowledge (western). Respect has to be given to whom they deserve and don't call names by tyrants of the 21st century.


Madgaun, go to Registry and Archives and gig it out if you don't know. Don't try to sail out of your lagoons with limited and isolated mindset coz you can't produce such.

On that note, Parkop can't grab hold of that PM seat, unless he is a member to a party (new or hold). Hope, in 2012, POM working class will have to turn out in numbers to rally and cast their vote for Parkop instead of talking smart from behind computers. Sapos nogat, ol buai sellers na setllers will vote him out of the NCDC office with the help of the current government.


Shalom

BATA U TOK TRUE YA!!! NOGAT SEM BLO OL. CORRUPT GAVANA GET READY TO MOVE OUT OF THE GREEN HOUSE, 2012 PASTAIM.

ahahahah..yupla mas skin pen lon tok blo mi ah?

hi there. since the online papers arent working, some of us are in the dark. Please those on the ground keep us informed of the Kandep election.

thanks!

I thing he is going to win again this time too.

bros and sisters overseas,

as per national, after count 26, the result of first preferences:
- Polye leads with 7980 (56%)
- Manase - 2636
- Anep - 1506

* 18 boxes were disputed and under EC legal team's review
* Writs returns to Boroko this Friday.

I don't know if they had started the counting yet. Will keep you updated.

Cheers

Sauane Wane

Updates,

currently, bro Don's leading (8930) and cas Alfred (3176) is trailing second with uncle Herman third (1689). That was like after count 31. 40 boxes yet to be counted. Looks like its a narrow lead. Friday em last day blo count.

Its still anybody's game. Its scary though!

Thanks bro,

Please keep updating.

Thankz
Down under

yesterday, the scrutineers confronted the police over foul play in counting ballot boxes, a little dramma occured but no one was hurt. I personally do not see any reason why, but maybe becuase of the elimanination factors, but its seems supporters of the rival candidates for the ousted MP, Polye, will take the law into their own hands. But remember, this time they will pass thru again to go to their beautiful kandep. We don't want more deaths!!! Sad case, indeed!!

Therefore, the rival candidates should educate their supporters for the counting to finish smoothly. they can battle in the court if they're not happy with the results.

Count goes to to 36 but result em ol no putim out yet. Will get you updated.


later

It looks like Don Polye is returning to Parliament after confirming his win in this By election. It is prove to Albert Manase and his cronies who do not want to work with Don Polye.

wane or itaten leyo

hi olgeta,

Don will be declared winner sometime today or tomorrow. I was walking pass the counting place early this morning and Polye's supporters were seen in a good mood. Not sure of the real tally but a policeman I bribed with a buai and smoke (yu save goroka yeah, cold sa olim gut stret)told me Polye was leading with 50% plus while Manase was is half way, i guess 20 or 25 %. Only two boxes to be counted. Both of them are disputed and looks dangerous as it might spike something and police are on high alert. But who knows, its can be anybody's game but the policeman said, the ousted MP might return.

Anyway, newspaper from moresby is yet to arrive in goroka so mipla wait stap.

cherio

sauane wane

looks like its gonna be a mass again. Yesterday, the owner of the counting place shut its doors to his premises while waiting for electerol commission to make payment.

Looks like Don Polye must have won coz people are singing around the goroka streets in truck loads. However, no formal declaration yet!!

Guys,


Thanks for the comments. The by election has costed the nation some lives and money but it has proved one thing right: Polye a true leader.

The critics can now go hide in their holes. Alfred Manase thought he was doing something good but in the end, he is the one to blame for the loss of lives and the high cost incurred by the government. Don Polye is returning stronger this time and he has proven that he can do better than lousy politics played by other Engans.

Don Polye will continue to prove himself and he is the kind of face PNG needs to put on the frontline: well educated, wise, young, confident and with an international mindset that will encompass PNG's both short-term and long term plans in addressing today's soci0-economic needs.

Well done Right Hon. D.P.Polye!

Sauane wane dalatae