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By Michelle Kila 2 weeks ago it was revealed on Facebook that Deputy PM Davis Steven was sacked as DPM and Attorney General. Steven had had a very long standing feud with the Chief Secretary. If PNG remembers, this was why he resigned from his ministry last year and a few days later he joined Marape to dump O'Neill because Lupari was O'Neill's boy. Lupari facilitated for O'Neill (and for himself) millions and millions of Kina in stealing. Remember the time during APEC he paid one hire car company he is linked to several small payments of K50,000 each in one day until it totalled K3 million? Or when he asked ExxonMobil for a success fee of K100 million if Pynyang was approved? Davis has very good grounds not to support the reappointment of Lupari. But Lupari also facilitated for Marape back when he was Finance Minister. That's why you can't have honest candidates like Ivan Pomaleu filling the top job. They don't know how to steal like Lupari does. So what does PM do? He announces that a new Chief Secretary will be appointed, open up applications, get the shortlist and then instead of presenting it to NEC to appoint someone new, you con everyone that the position has been abolished so the entire recruitment process and findings is irrelevant. Once everyone has forgotten about the top job, you sneak Lupari back in as Chief Sec. But Davis is watching and waiting. He remembers Lupari. He hates Lupari. He will block the appointment at all costs - even if it means defying his boss the Prime Minister. So what happens? PMJM sacks Davis and appoints Pila Ninigi to take his place and sign off on Lupari's appointment. He even has it Gazetted in no. 253. Suddenly the news of Davis sacking is leaked to social media and WhatsApp forums. There is public outcry. PM panics. And then he lies to the nation in his post of May 12. He says Davis sacking is fake news and he urges is stupid followers not to believe the fake news. Everyone believes him because Marape is the son of an SDA pastor and doesn't tell lies. Now that he's been caught out, Marape finally issues another Gazette notice 256 revoking Davis sacking and reinstates him. Behind the scenes Ipatas, Davis party leader urges him to put aside his personal differences with Lupari so he can negotiate with Barrick for Enga to take control of the Pogera mine. What have we learnt from the events of the past few weeks? 1. PMJM still has questionable relationships with implicated and controversial figures like Lupari, Dairi Vele and David Wereh. That's why he has not yet sacked them and probably never will. 2. PMJM, unlike O'Neill, is worried about Facebook critics. That's why whenever he makes an announcement and Facebook reacts negatively toward it, he quickly changes his decision. 3. Lupari is untouchable. He has done the dirty work for everyone. They need him more than he needs them. That's why he will be around forever. 4. Davis submits to Ipatas. The condition for Ipatas to leave O'Neill and join Marape was so Enga could takeover Pogera. Even though the timing is not right to kick out Barrick with the COVID-19 and a struggling economy, PMJM must deliver Barrick to Ipatas or Ipatas goes back to O'Neill in the upcoming vote. Next : ACP KALAUT'S ARREST MORE OF A WITCH HUNT THAN A GENUINE CALL Comments are closed.
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