Democracy abused

THE current political struggle for power is political football played by leaders who look after their own interests fed by greed and power.
It all started on Nov 13 when Opposition Leader Belden Namah, with 10 former State Ministers and other MPs illegally hijacked parliamentary processes and used the strength of 57 MPs to take control and make a mockery of our democratic processes.
Opposition leader Belden Namah started the mockery.
He knew that he did not have the power to move for Parliament to adjourn; only a minister or leader of government business has that power.
Now the Opposition is running to lawyers saying that the Tuesday (Nov 17) sitting was an abuse of democratic processes.
Was the Nov 13 adjournment to Dec 1, a mockery of democratic processes as well?
Parliament Speaker Job Pomat is only carrying out his duties as the Speaker.
His decision to recall parliament last Tuesday (Nov 17) may be in order simply because parliament is still in session weeks.
Parliament was scheduled to sit for three weeks to deliver the nation’s 2021 Budget and Pomat should be congratulated for defending our PNG parliamentary democratic processes.
I urge the Opposition leader and MPs including former prime minister Peter O’Neill to not seek any court challenges for the good of our country.
The silent majority of Papua New Guineans had enough of unnecessary political games so let our Prime Minister James Marape take us into 2022 national elections.

Samson Napo,
Buang LLG, Bulolo