I ask this question because of the way he does his job as a DPM and leader of the PNG Party. I have been following closely with Hon. Nama after my well admired Sir Mekere had handed over the Party's top post to Nama. Post your pros & cons about Nama's leadership style and well evaluate.

Poster, Lord will have its servant deliver a gift to Nama.
Nama will be asked to bend over for service and he will be shouting O'Lord - O'Neil.

Once again you demonstrate to the world that you're not capable of writing like a mature adult. Stop bagaring up other people's threads stick to your own stupid Jon Yogiyo threads.

Disgusted

What's your problem?

Do you need to be blessed with "Holy Water" Or have problem touching your toes ?

Only meaningful conversations please. Not DELUSIONS from Tommy.

Namah is a apathetic treason scoundrel,, who could ever forget what he did prior to becomming member for vanimo green

Dorothy Tekewe will outnumber Mr. Bribery Nama.

Nama is nothing more than a man lover, who was a weak man in army. So buddies have interesting stories, how he could not reload.

Hey firends,

"What kind of leader is Namah?" is a very important and interesting question. BN is the current DP of the day and therefore, despite his decisions, whether good or bad, he is still the DP of the land.


When you want to describe a leader, we talk about his or her leadership qualities. Leadership qualities of leaders can be good or bad.

ALL leaders, good or bad have their own personality and we need to study them carefully to rate them accordingly. So far, according to the current leadership performance of Namah, I personally see him in the following manner.


SOME Good Qualities of Nemah:

1. Fearless and Brave.

I beleive PNG need leaders who are courageous and can not fear nayone accept God, that is if it is for the good of everyone and the PNG as a whole. PNG need bold and fearless leaders who can short circuits processes, yet still upholding democracy and constitution.


2. Expose all corrupt dealings at the public

One thing I see good is that Nemah's decisions has brought about some good things for the people of this country to see and learn. He expose some of the corrupt deals of leaders both from the government and opposition and even at the judiciary. During the political impasses, we have learned and identified our weaknesses and where the loopholes in the constitution are and give us some thoughts to think about strategies so that we can revisit them in the future.


3.Etc.................




Bad qualities of Nemah:

1. Spend drift/Questionable

I do not like the way BN spends money in this country. He is giving money to anybody, Tom, Dick and Harry for no work being done. This kind of leadership will promote laziness and free handouts to the people. And there are no such thing as free in this world! Nemah's perception about free gift of education and health services is of a leadership that is narrow minded without leadership vision.

Nemah is the MP for Vanimo Green and I do not know the development and living standards of people in his electorate but I personally beleive that it is not good for the DP to spend the money in the way he is spending.

His people need to know how he has access to those millions of kina. PNG needs money for development and bring services in to th ecommunity and the country. It is not a good idea to spend millions of kina just when election is around. Such money should be used in his district to help his people before thinking about the country.


2. Too emotional and Short tempered

Nemah is military man and is observed to be short tempered and outragious at times. PNG given the development trends, need patient yet mentally tough leaders who can discern both sides of the consequences before making the final decisions.

3. ETC..................



Recommendations.

He needs some wisdom from God in the following:

1. Despite he being very tough and unpredictable in his decisions, he has to uphold the constitution and lead the spirit of democracy alive at all times. If knows that very well then Nemah can become go leader.

2. Must control spending........if he continues, then in the long run will lead him to steal money from the government coffers or in people's purse.

2. Must Remove his mindset of providing free hand our like free edcuation and free health services. These two policies are obviously not sustainable. He would think of policies in providing subsidies in agriculture, fishing or small business investments as these areas will provide the rural people opportunities to invest and generate money to pay their school fees and quality health services.

3. Must be sensitive when dealing with foreign investors and friends, he does not have good foreign or public relations with forigners and his country men and women as well. He has to improve himself in this area.


4. etc..........

Very good posting by Nationalist. I agree, the money he is dishing out this election is enermous. The question on where he got the money from should be justified. The timing too is not right as you stated. This is a clear breach of Electoral Commissioner's advertisment of no buying votes. What others think about this? He is hungry for Power'. He should investigated for this too. What if he become the PM after election? Likely to be a dictator from the way I see. Then what about democracy?

He is going to get us into big **** the way he is spending money and causing all kinds of signs of bad leadership. He is suffering from "POWER SHOCK SYNDROME" and gone mad and we need to be careful and not to vote for his candidates. Very dangerous with sweet talk.

Belden Nemah was stoned by the people of Komo in the Hela Region of the country where the LNG Project is. The DP was accompanying the MP for Komo-Margarima, Mr. Francis Potabe who is contesting under Nemah's PNG Party.

The due where trying to land on a chopper at the Komo station where the new international airport is under construction. Somehow, the people being the frustration over the local MP's involvement in the LNG Signing and for the his supporters who were victimized during his politics in the past elections teamed up with the locals and stoned the MP and Mr. Namah who was accompanying him.

The HELA people also stoned Anderson Agiru and Chief Somare couple of years ago while speaking at a gathering in Tari Town. You see, the Hela people are already frustrated and will do anything under the sun to leaders like Namah or any boastful and unfaithful leaders.

It is time we must vote out these kinds of unfaithful and emotional leaders who are claiming themselves as leaders because they have money and materials power.

Please we must not vote candidates who are endorsed under these kind of leaders who wants to claim leadership by force using money and material wealth. They are bounce of fools, and will never and ever contribute any meaningful development to this beautiful nation of ours.

Please who on this forum reading this discussion must inform our illerate people about the facts of our leaders and we must vote in quality and visionary, wise leaders who will change our simple grassroots, villages and communities to bring about tangible development in the community, districts, province and the country as a whole.

One important reminder: Before we go to the polls on the morning of 23rd June, I want to remind all of us that we must fast for some days and pray to God to choose the right leaders that God will use them to change the lives of people and the country.

We all love our country, our countrymen and women, we want to improve our living and live a happy, prosperous and quality lives on this part of the world before we live the earth and go to the other part of the world.

God has bless PNG with abundance of resources " as we normally called the island of gold and diamond floating on the sea of oil powered by gas". This is very true indeed and therefore is undisputable.

Dear fellow country men and women, the 2012 national elections is a golden opportunity that God has given to us. PNG has been feeling the pinch of bad leadership and has been complaint for government services and development. Now the time has come for us the 4.8 million eligible voters to choose the candidates who will honestly fullfill the dreams and aspirations of the ordinary people of Papua New Guinea.

Let us be sensitive and have concern for our children, our xommunities and the nation as a whole and vote in wise leaders to change the course of the nation and bring smiles and joy into the hearts of the poor, the streets dwellers, the helpless mothers and children in the remotest parts of the country, the struggling parents who could not affort to pay their children's school fees and every one, both the rich and the poor, the disadvantaged and the disadvantaged population in PAPUA NEW GUINEA.

May God bless you all.

Amen.

The Hela "international airport" - it's nonsense like this that really makes PNG look like a banana republic and causes everyone to laugh at our cargo cult like thinking. Why is Hela going to be an "international airport"? It's only because of the fly in/fly out expats (who thus spend the money earned in PNG overseas and not in PNG) that makes this an international airport. If it weren't for those expats, there'd be lucky to have a flight just to POM.

Once the pollies put the big sign "Hela International Airport" up, expats will stop and take pictures of the beautiful sign next to the cheaply built terminal and facilities so that they can bring the photos back home (overseas) to their families to show and laugh about.

Once again, PNG becomes a laughingstock.

Firend,

you may be right according to your conscience. However, the four corners of HELA is a fool of oil and gas, gold and silver, diamond or any minerals you name them.

Hela has yet to produce intelligent and inspirational leaders who could be smarter and wiser than Anderson Agiru, James Marabe, Alfred Kaiabe, Ben Peri, Andreas Wibira, Dr. Hengene Payane, Dr. Mako John Kuim, Mr. Iki Ricks MAMU and other elites and aspiring leaders.

Hela has produce smart leaders and will continue to do so.

When you talk about the Komo international airport: it is a fullfillment of the Hela Prophecy to light up the Hela world. If you have known the Hela history you will understand better why such and international airport is built in the midlle of the jungle/bush.

Its not a mistake. The central houseman for the HELA PROVINCE will be in Tari and Margarima will become the Hela's houseman where Hela will train its future Hela's think tank.

Boy, you watch and see what is about to eventuate in the coming years..hela leaders have the vision to transformed this part of the world called the Papuan Wonderland.


Those who do not have any blood link or do not know the ancient history of HELA must not throw comments on whats happening in our land. It is rightfully our land of honey and milk blessed with hydrocarbons and minerals...Hela have the heart to love all people despite cultural or whatever differences and will provide food for the country and feed the 7.5 million population.


Thank you.

Nationalists..you have a cargo cult mentality. You are practicing cult here like your emotional friend Belden Namah!!!

What you mean by cargo cult? Do you think am I your cargo cult! How do you justify me as a cargo cult!

Namha is gay, he will March in Sydney gay pride

Read your posting again - it is illogical.

First you state this:

"Hela has yet to produce intelligent and inspirational leaders"

I agree with you. Hela hasn't produced very intelligent and inspirational leaders YET.


Then you start your next paragraph by saying:

"Hela has produce smart leaders and will conti"nue to do so."


Your second statement contradicts your first statement!!!

Bro,

I mean what I say.

You will prove it this year. If current MPs are voted out. You will see handful of intellectuals going into parliament.

The 2012 election is FIXED. The winners in many electorates are either predetermined OR it will be a giant battle between the corruption of different sides trying to get their candidate into office. It will NOT be about the people's votes, it will be about money talks.

So don't give us this horseshit about this being our golden opportuinty to vote. The evidence is everywhere that this is the biggest vote buying election in PNG history. Aren't you reading the newspapers?

Nationalist, I notice that despite all the details provided on pngblogs.com that you have conspicuously and suspiciously not said a thing about how Belden Namah happened to come into possession of at least K15 million which he had distributed to accounts in PNG, Australia, and Fiji.

Now why would you have forgotten that critical piece of information? Hmmmmmmm???????? HHHHHHMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM??????????????????????????????????

Simply don't vote in those candidates endorsed by Namah in this election so that namah's group do not get into power. Tell your houseman and women to vote for the true leaders who have being their with the people in good and bad times. Not like Namah and other to be PMs who are dishing out cash in all forms. OK!

Then PNG will have good leaders in parliament come August 2012 and people will be happy. Don't carry over the spilt milk. The notice is already on the wall for everyone to read.

Thanks

I agree, the money he is dishing out this election is enermous. The question on where he got the money from should be justified. The timing too is not right. This is a clear breach of Electoral Commissioner's advertisment of no buying votes. What others think about this? He is hungry for Power'. He should be investigated for this too. What if he become the PM after election? Likely to be a dictator from the way I see. Then what about democracy?

PNG please read the latest on Belden Namah on www.pngblogs.com...Some intersting articals.!!

TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 2012

It's Madness: DPM
By Susan Merrell

It is madness, burning in the wild man's brain,
There is madness, hidden in the hate and pain,
And the madness, is something that they can't control,
When there's madness burning in a madman's soul.
(Apologies to Gary Osborne)


BREAKING POINT

I heard tell that of the three, two stood upright as their sentences were read, the third broke down and wept.

It would seem to observers that for Captain Bola Renagi and Second Lieutenant Linus Osaba their own actions had been carefully considered and thus they stood stoic, steeled to the consequences. Conversely, to that same observer, it would seem that, for Captain Namah, the reality of his actions were only just impacting. Perhaps his bravery had been more than a little tinged with impetuosity and he was now finding the unimagined consequences too hard to bear.

And the consequences were harsh – six years hard labour.

For all three, this must have been a bitter pill to swallow, but none more so than for an impetuous young Captain, full of bravado, who had never envisaged this possible outcome.

Furthermore, prison is harsh, especially for the young and naïve, where sexual assault and other forms of violence are an everyday occurrence.

The resentment Namah felt towards the people he'd tried to save must have been palpable: firstly fighting for country in a bloody civil war, witnessing unimaginable atrocities only to be imprisoned by the very people he'd been fighting for.

Namah had two and a half years to contemplate and foment this resentment before being released and pardoned.


SHELL SHOCK

Shell shock is a disabling syndrome first noticed amongst soldiers in WWI - caused by traumatic events. It alters the psyche with frightening adverse behavioural affects, including aggression

Philip Gibbs, a WWI war correspondent wrote of the behaviour of some returned servicemen believed to be sufferers:

Something was wrong…something had altered in them. They were subject to sudden moods and queer tempers, fits of profound depression alternating with a restless desire for pleasure. Many were easily moved to passion where they lost control of themselves, many were bitter in their speech, violent in opinion, frightening.

Shell shock was later renamed Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and the causes broadened to include other traumatic events such as violent assault and imprisonment.


IS BELDEN NAMAH UNSTABLE?

Namah himself, in a conversation last November, proffered the first suggestion that the Deputy Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea may be suffering the adverse psychological affects of his service in the Bougainville War.

Namah was attempting to excuse a particular drunken episode. As well as mentioning, briefly, that things he saw in Bougainville affected him still, he also wrote in a text that he believed that even one drink in a man under severe stress can drive him crazy. Namah had had considerably more than one.

Abuse of alcohol in people suffering PTSD certainly exacerbates the symptoms. Namah's profound fear of being imprisoned again, over contempt charges, was being drowned in whisky. Innocents bearing the brunt of his referred anger.

"Frightening" was how the WWI correspondent described those with shell shock (or PTSD) and frightening was how I found Namah, he had certainly "lost control of himself". The hate in his eyes was chilling.

And it seems I'm not the only one to find him "frightening" in personal dealings: a lawyer who is close to the O'Neill/Namah government and often gives advice or acts for one of them admitted in an internet conversation "…I'm actually a bit scared of him."

But it's not only in private that Namah's actions are frightening. His whole demeanour is intimidating especially his propensity to respond to a challenge by shouting. His words are not wise, they are just loud.

Who can forget the cry of "ARREST HIM. ARREST HIM", as he turned up mob-handed at the courthouse gunning for the Chief Justice of Papua New Guinea - like a Nazi storm trooper leading the SS.

Namah is always flanked by considerable security wherever he goes and wherever he is - could this also be a remnant of the fear and insecurity that the Bougainville War and prison instilled in him, that he just can't shake?

Furthermore, Namah often commits the cardinal sin of underestimating his constituency.

In a particularly cringe-worthy moment for someone who had graduated from Royal Military College, Duntroon, Namah used the example of the USA as a great democracy whose presidents were most often military generals. Wrong! In modern times there has been only one, Dwight D. Eisenhower, and that was sixty years ago. (Namah himself, only ever reached the much lesser rank of Captain.)

Furthermore, if Namah is advocating his military education as a training ground for political leadership, what role discipline?

In reality, political leaders gleaned from the military are, more often, dictators. I have written about this previously (see: Dictators I have known). Ironically, so closely has Namah's behaviour resembled that article that I was moved to remark that I never intended it to be a blueprint!

On another subject, unbridled passion describes Namah's foray into Sydney's Star Casino last April. Why would an MP with aspirations to be the Prime Minister of a developing Christian nation indulge in such risky behaviour? He is a professed Seventh-day Adventist, a married man and is governed by the laws of a country that still has 'homosexual acts' on its statute books. In fact, so shameful to Namah was the charge of homosexuality that it was the only factor that he sought to redress with the words "I'M NOT GAY."

Where did the $800,000 that he was betting with come from? What about his drunken behaviour, the sexual harassment (no matter the sex) and his boorish behaviour towards the security guard, only doing his job? All unremarked - but, nevertheless, conduct unbecoming a leader.

It's a sad spectacle to see Namah on the campaign trail, trying to buy admiration. Showing off his expensive toys - an aircraft here, a landcruiser there, everywhere bundles of cash - never realising that people are more interested in his money than Belden Namah. He is attempting to buy with money something he never will be able to - admiration is not for sale.

Bigger men command admiration and loyalty by force of their personalities with no need to resort to bribery. True leaders

WHAT PRICE PRIDE.

The beginning of the end of the madman, Hitler, was when his generals turned against him. In the first instance, they backed him imagining they could control him. They were wrong. His particular warped mental pathology was too far advanced.

Equally, in PNG, the home of the proud Melanesia 'Bikman', when will pride become more important than money? How many more times will veteran politicians (and a 'Bikman' in his own right), such as the Highlander and former Deputy Prime Minister, Don Polye, put up with being publicly told to "F**king shut up?" How much longer will Peter O'Neill, want to entertain a deputy or coalition partner that openly and publicly challenges superior authority, not understanding 'chain of command' in spite of all his military training.

DESPERATION

For a man traumatized by his time in prison, returning there must be the nightmare that won't go away. With each and every impulsive, ill-conceived act, Namah gets closer to that probability.

Namah is fighting for his very emotional survival. He believes that his money will deliver this up.

I feel desperately sorry for Belden Namah, but more so for the people who may be on the receiving end of Namah's barely internalized hatred and loathing.

Don't let there be a war before the unjustly disgraced Captain Belden Norman Namah is stopped. He needs professional help - not to be made Prime Minister.

Madness, the kind that turns a good man bad,
caught up in the madness and carnage of a world gone mad.

Unjustifiable!

Seems to be a make up one.

How do you know this article is true.....Be realistic!

Pekpek pulap lo Assss blo yu..Nationalist, you are living in a fantasy world full of your own shitsss

You are speaking what you are! You speaking and is talking yourself friend. Mark your words! Your words and mindsets will one day cost your life ok.

All, please post healthy conversations. I ask this question because by the way I see is that the hunger for power and utilizing the military to gain power is evident. This is unhealthy for PNG democracy. There are two forces right now at the moment with two government and two departmental heads etc.. When one master the number and form government, the rival is likely to pay the penalty. This could mean imprisonment. There is more money play like never before. All these are pointing towards one thing - tarnishing the democracy of PNG. Gentlemen/women out there, please I urge you to be vocal of change as I would also do to those that I can and lets make wise decisions on who to choose as our representative in Parliament.

Thats the underlying agenda we have been discussing about. Thanks for the information.


nationalist.

Nationalist, you are somewhere correct, socialist you got it all wrong on cargo cultism where your likes seem to be waiting for goods things to happen for them by some intellectual leaders. Mate, the country so so corrupt that we need to go head on to address it. you can not hide behind the so called constitution, it is not working!. Law makers are breaking it, law enforcers are breaking it, policy makers are breaking it, implementers are breaking it, who will correct all this mess. Not Mr Nama alone, it requires people like socialist, nationalist, you and me to deal with these issues head on. I think, what Mr Nama doing is, he is telling us, the problem called corruption requires that much to address it.

How do you see???

Hey firend,

you don't seem to understand and reason out what we are implying in here. Anynomous has said it that PNG needs tough and smart, fearles people who can short circuit those unneccessary processes in our bureaucractic system without breaking the law of the land but bending it where neccessary to fix loop holes that needed specific attention.

We don't say, we support Namah who is in some cases or in his discisions seems to be emotional and not conscious. What I am saying here is that PNG need tough and intelligent yet can not accept the status quo by hiding himself in the comfort zones where the majority like to stay.

PNG need leaders who can think differently and do somthing unusual which will challenge the status quo where most common people feel comfortable to stay and act.

If you have some smart strategies how PNG can address all the corruption and loopholes in the bereaucratic system of the government then please do so.

cowards just throw there words and comments here and there to criticise someone who make his opinion and provide strategies.

So, so far, I have read you comments to be negative and talking like a village man who is narrow minded because of his confinement in the particular community without acknowldging other peoples' opinions and suggestions.


The Nationalist

Nationalist, it looks to me like you've been reading too many fairytale bible stories. Nothing's gonna happen to that fellow and he can say what he wants.

How can an article be made up?

Or what information do you think is made up?

Please be specific, Nationalist. I think you're a Namah supporter in disguise.

You don't know what you are saying!

All information in here can not be 100% correct or factual information.


Get me right.

In the midst of our conversations, the Party Leaders and their condidates have sleepless nights. Since this years elections is so important to the Nation's development and the formation of a new government will see the harvest of the first fruits of the PNG LNG project which is expected to produce in 2014.

Hon. Nama since taking over the reign from Sir Mekere was outstanding but received criticism from all over. I assume Sir Mek handed over this position of the Party Leader to Hon. Nama not based on his leadership style but there are things that Sir Mek has taken into consideration before making his decision. One thing that many will agree on could be 'the survival of the PNG Party in the long run'. Having that in mind, as well as Nama's Millionare status, PNG Party is sure to stand tall and strong among others. The kind of leadership displayed by Nama is sore to the former & party founder because he strongly believes in true democracy. However he does not have the power anymore to remove the joy stick enjoyed by Nama. Hon Namah, a prison cum politician and businessman is really hungry for power. He can do anything under the sun to stay in power. Even if it means to bribe rival contestant and PNG Greens party leader -Dorothy Tekwe to step aside so he could have no obstruction in his race. Hon Nama can deny as much as he can of any accusations against Mrs Tekwe but who will be convinced to believe it is still the question.

Hon Nama hunger for power has caused him. But does that make him give up?. He is utilizing the military to gain power. This is unhealthy for PNG democracy. There are two forces right now with two government and two departmental heads etc.. When one master the number and form government, the rival is likely to pay the penalty. This could mean imprisonment. There is more money play like never before. All these are pointing towards one thing - tarnishing the democracy of PNG.

You're correct in most of the discussions.

However, regarding Namah's status as millionaire, I beleive most of the Mps who are intending for the prime minister seat or to form the next government are all millionairs.

You did not say anything about Chief lapun Somare, Don Polye, O'Neil, Anderson Agiru (only if he wins Hela Regional), Duma, and other intending candidates around the country.

I beleive the result of the election will be an unexpected one...Remember, PNG is the land of the unexpected and something which we do not beleive may eventuate so we wait and see.


The Nationalist.

Everyone is becomming so excited t be the new PM. Those who are hot won't be only the cool man will be the one take my word.