Marape to make changes to Cabinet
BY JEFFREY ELAPA
PRIME Minister James Marape is expected to make changes to Cabinet, according to a reliable source.
The move is to accommodate the defection of MPs from the Opposition to his coalition government, starting with Ian Ling-Stuckey, Allan Bird and Gary Juffa in August.
They were followed by Sir Mekere Morauta and later National Alliance Party leader Patrick Pruaitch and other party members.
In total 19 MPs crossed the floor to join the Government. The source told The National yesterday that Marape should have announced the changes yesterday.
But Government House was busy with an investiture ceremony.
The swearing in for new ministers is expected today.
It is expected that the National Alliance will be allocated two portfolios with Pruaitch to be allocated one.
The People’s National Congress led by Peter O’Neill which is part of the coalition has seven ministers.
They are Soroi Eoe (Foreign Affairs), Alfred Manase (Labour and Industrial Relation), Justin Tkatchenko (Housing), Elias Kapavore (Health), Westly Nukundj (Public Service), Nick Kuman (Higher Education Research Science and Technology), Petrus Thomas (Immigration and Border Protection) and Michael Nali (Works).
Coalition partner the United Resource Party has none at the moment.
Marape said earlier it was hard to accommodate everyone in Cabinet.
16 comments
Give one/two ministerial portfolio to URP for surrendering their inferiority in strategizing politics.
Give one Portfolio to Party Leader – URP. its enough
Resuffle base on KPIs?
Our PRIME MINISTER is doing well. I believe he trimming and pruning the wine yard that was planted in 1975.
Very interesting. Thanks for sharing
Ministerial Reshuffle is better for survival of this government…
Good update
Sack all PNC members if the changes are necessary for national interest .
Change the Police Minister
Bryan Cramer is doing fine jobs.
That’s good.
The important ministry of agriculture is left unattended for too long. Do something with it. About KPI, PMJM, the yard stick to measure performance of ministers should be made public to give benefit to citizens to do their own checks and balances.
Change Police Minister…Cannot walk his talk!!
interesting
interesting news,
If William Duma is given a Ministry, The people of PNG would like to know the Manumanu saga come to light. Period.
If you ministers are true hearted indegineous Papua New Guinea then work closely with our Prime Minister who is one off, and get this country to the next level in terms of economy. The ball is in your court, play it well to get team PNG a win: the country is behind this Prime Minister so goooo..PNG Ministers,’You can do it! Soim ol waitman yah!
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