Inguba eyed for SI’s top police post

By CLIFFORD FAIPARIK
FORMER police commissioner Sam Inguba might be considered for the vacant Solomon Islands police commissioner’s position, Solomon Island prime minister’s media officer Deli Oso said yesterday.
Ms Oso told The National from Honiara to clarify reports in Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands that Mr Inguba was now a hot candidate for the Solomon Islands police commissioner’s office since he had not been re-appointed by the PNG Government.
According to reports, Solomon Islands foreign affairs minister Patterson Oti, who had been vocal for the dismissal of their police commissioner Shane Castle, met Mr Inguba in Port Moresby during the African Caribbean Pacific-European Union meeting last year and expressed interest in him.
Mr Oti was then the acting police minister.
Last week, Mr Oti explained the manner in which Mr Castles was appointed as police commissioner violated the constitution of Solomon Islands.
Mr Castles is an Australian.
Mr Inguba, who is on holidays in Lae, confirmed that Mr Oti had expressed interest in him but then that was last year.
“I’m now staying low given the recent police saga. But I’m also aware that the Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare has put to Solomons prime minister Manasseh Sogavare during the Pacific Island meeting in Fiji to consider a PNG police officer to head their police force.”
Mr Inguba said he had a good relationship with the former Solomon Islands prime minister Sir Allan Kemakeza who was then a former Solomon Islands police assistant commissioner.
Sir Allan visited Port Moresby in 2004 and expressed his admiration in the operation and administration of the force under Mr Inguba’s command.
Mr Oti followed suit last year and also expressed similar sentiments.


 

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