Alliance of PMs good for the country

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The National, Thursday July 26th, 2012

I AM glad to see that some of our leaders have accepted the fact that they need to work to­gether for the greater good of the nation.
Sir Michael Somare realised that he is not in a position to form the government and, despite his fight with Peter O’Neill over the legality of the O’Neill-Namah government, is prepared to join forces with the PNC Party to form the next government.
It is also good that instead of waiting to see how rest of the seats would go, Sir Julius Chan and Paias Wingti have also stepped forward to extend their hand.
For O’Neill, he must appreciate that these leaders are good allies and who are unlikely to behave in the manner that his previous partners has..
The best part about this alliance is that it does not include the PNG Party leader  Belden Namah.
He may be a good soldier but is certainly a very poor choice for deputy prime minister, let alone prime minister.
As at least one reader had previously commented that Namah is a loose cannon and an embarrassment to PNG.
I totally agree.
I hope that this al­liance will steadfastly op­pose Namah and his cohorts.
Namah has professed that he is against corruption but his own actions and activities have raised questions.
Who can forget the Falcon jet saga, his property investment overseas and more recently, his K30 million contribution to his party and purchase of a jet plane for campaigning.
He will of course say that he accumulated the funds legitimately but if that is the case, why not reveal to the public how he did it?
He will set an example to other leaders.

Voter
Port Moresby