The PNC caucus gathered last Monday – its traditional meeting before Parliament sits – and among the agenda was a motion that Polye be seated in the Opposition bench. This is because Don Polye while in government continuous outburst against the Government.
. The embattled leader of the Triumph Heritage Empowerment (THE) party has launched a campaign against the government since his removal as Treasurer for refusing to sign a loan agreement for the financing of the 10.1% shares in Oil Search Ltd. Polye went on talkback radio yesterday to continue his campaign, raising allegations that road contracts were inflated, the 100% government ownership of Ok Tedi was wrong and the UBS loan deal was bad for the country. His daily outbursts has embarrassed his party members, all of whom remain in Government with Cabinet Ministers from the party deciding not to resign in support of their leader. MPs from PNC met with the Prime Minister yesterday and told him they would move a motion during caucus to remove Polye from government. “Polye has breached Cabinet confidentiality and government protocol with his public outbursts. And he is not telling the truth with the issues he is raising. His behaviour is embarrassing his own THE party members, and the coalition partners in government,” a source from PNC party said. “He cannot expect to sit on the Government bench after all that he has said about the government and the Prime Minister. He has filed a case in court over the UBS loan deal, yet he went on radio yesterday to criticise the loan deal, breaching court rules that prevent public discussion of pending cases,” the PNC official said. In accordance with Parliament protocol, the Leader of Government will inform the Speaker of Parliament of sitting arrangement before the house sits. Parliament resumes at 2pm today. Earlier yesterday, Polye told a radio talkback show the Government’s move to outlaw operations of the PNG Sustainable Development Program Ltd (PNGSDP) was a “backward step” for the country. “It will be a backward step for PNG,” Polye said when asked to comment on the issue by host Roger Hau’ofa. “It does not look right. “PNG is an international player. We have to comply with the decision of international courts. “I do not see it as a forward step for PNG, I see it as a backward step for PNG.” Comments are closed.
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