O'Neil being the first person to declare the winner of the 2012 national elections does not gurantee or have the ultimate chances of convincing the MPs to buy them to get votes. There are many smart leaders like O'Neil. But O'Neil is not that smart as other sitting politicians and many of those comming from independents.
Though he is the cartaker PM, any political party has the chances of forming the next government as long as they play the right card and master the number.
Lets wait and see as O'Neil will be building a new government as well because there are many contenters in the caliber of Don polye, Powes Parkop, Beldon Nemah, Ipatas and Anderson Pawa Agiru with Na,etc.
Prevailing circumstances permitted Peter O'Neil to be PM. Whilst PM, he did so many things that made PNG the laughing stock of the Commmonwealth nations and within the international community.
My prayer is that PNG voted sensibly despite the deliberate shortfalls within the common rolls and, at the deepest and pervasive levels, the prevalence of corruption during the polling periods.
Peter O'Neil lacks the basic credentials to be PM again. He is not assertive, decisive, authorative, disciplined, visionary, and most importantly lacks moral authroity - cannot distinguish with pentrating clarity what is public asset and what belongs to him.
As the counting unfolds nationwide Peter O'Neil is not the front runner for the PM's job.
How in the hell can "PNG vote sensibly" when there was voting fraud throughout the country from top to bottom? The good people are almost never gonna win in this election cause the vote counting IS FIXED!!!!!!!!!!!!!
All questions surrounding NPF should be directed to former NASFUND boss Rod Mitchell.
Only Roddie and Sir Mek will know all the answers
O'Neill was either used or was a scapegoat, regardles, he was most likely paid a fair bit for his services thus no solid evidence to directly link him into the enquiry's findings.
Unless and until the big dogs are brought to justice, then he will be able to give his side of the story. Maybe the same for Jimmy Maladina.
Gents,Let's not look at the past,what's done is gone,Oniel doesn't care what good or bad he has done in the past,what he wants is,if he got chance of becoming the next PM,he want to deliver to the very remote place of this country what they have been missing for past 37 yrs,you may not beleive me but I'm sure that is truly what Oniel is looking at,with country's revanue booming on 2014,he plans to deliver to very poor people back in very remote area of this country,trust me he will do it.
Isn't that interesting? In most other parts of the world, one's criminal sins become part of a criminal record that is brought up again and again, as needed, for the rest of their life.
In "civilised" countries there is no "let's not look at the past" as regards intended or actual leaders.
So why do you think we will progress as a nation by ignoring the past corruption of our current leaders?
Peter O'Neill has cemented his position to be the PM.
He is clearly projected to rule with others who trust his leadership.
People's Progress Party is set to join PNC and others to form the government.
Sir Julius Chan has been misled and tricked by Somare for many years - by not giving the New Ireland Provincial Goverrment's rightful dues from the mineral resources of Lihir Mine.
O'Neill delivered that to Sir Julius. Peter O'Neill replicated the same in Western Province.
No wonder the PNC party won all the three (3) electorates in the Western Province
He stands heads and shoulders against Polye, Namah and the old man.
The guy is articulate, he is decisive and has made some smart and good decisions for the overall good of Papua New Guinea - not some partisan interests like Somare and even Mekere did.
Not everyone is squeaky-clean but I take my caps off for a no nonsense leader who moved fast to set up Task Force Sweep and is serious is cleaning the rot that has been prevalent in the Somare era.
O'Neil has 45% chances of forming the next government
July 24 2012, 12:38 PM
There is no 100% guarantee that ONeil will automatically form the next government.
ONeil did not deserve the PM seat but was given on a golden plat as opportunity came his way.
Given that the OLD MAN is back with some of his old political architects like Anderson Agiru, Paul Tenstein and Patrick Prutiach, Ipatas, a very cunning politician. With these on the old's man's side, I believe they will form a strong team to pursue their unfinished or unsettle political battle that they have left last year.
It won't be a free ride for O'Neil. It will be any body's game and Don Pome Polye will again be the power breaker of the formation of new government...meaning Polye will determine who will be the next PM.
