Don’t be misled, says Governor

 Governor Peter Ipatas says Papua New Guineans are being misled on the UBS loan and the politics behind the recent sacking of ministers  from Cabinet.
The Enga governor and veteran politician warned Papua New Guineans to stay away from deliberate lies and misleading statements being spread by politicians and individuals about the UBS loan and the sacking of several ministers from Cabinet.
“I want to caution Papua New Guineans, especially Engans, to be wary of people who are making misleading statements about the UBS loan to finance State shares in Oil Search and the recent sacking of some senior ministers from Cabinet,” he said in a statement.
Ipatas said these issues had generated great publicity in the media last week, with social media awash with lies and innuendo suggesting personal gain by certain individuals.
“These are very malicious lies being deliberately spread for political reasons to create unrest for a political outcome,” Ipatas said.
“I want to warn people from my electorate, and especially Enga students at tertiary institutions, not to be misled by these politicians and individuals.”
Ipatas said the UBS loan to acquire Oil Search shares was a good one for the country.
“I have no doubt that the process was highly transparent. But if anyone has evidence of any impropriety, they should give it to organisations like the Australian Securities and Investment Commission, the PNG Securities Commission, ICAC of Australia and the Ombudsman Commission to look into,”he said.