Marape’s leadership

JAMES Marape does not necessarily have to be a leader of political party, let alone leader of Pangu, to be the alternative Prime Minister if ever the Vote of No Confidence goes through.
The question is not on who becomes the leader of Pangu but is Marape the ideal candidate among the opposition ranks exhaustively chosen to be the alternative PM?
This is not to down play his capability and other things like the numbers he brought, being a senior cabinet member from O’Neill’s cabinet, his education and of course a leader of church choir.
He has the credentials, which is no doubt, but were there any other candidates who have what it takes in PNG’s gutter politics considered apart from the numbers and monies?
As far as integrity is concerned, I am aware there are giants like Allan Marat, Allan Bird and Gary Juffa.
Juffa turned the struggling PNG Customs into a lucrative income earner for the state and its success is his living legacy.
There is Sir Mekere Morauta and Patrick Pruaitch. Pruaitch has been warming the chair for a while and until recently fate devoid him from the corridors of power and tossed him into the far flung peripheries.
If the status quo continues this way then I am afraid National Alliance is certainly doomed come 2022.
Or, for the sake of firebrand politics, we have Bryan Kramer who might be at the shallow end of the experience and integrity pool but in firebrand politics he is already a trail blazer.
These men would have been at least given some due respect and considered alongside with the other candidates.
Now, what we have here is a re-creation of Hela seceding from Southern Highlands.
While many like to see it as PNC up against PNC, or a Highlander against a Highlander, or Member for Tari/Pori making his way to the most powerful post in Papua New Guinea, a few see it as out from the frying pan into the fire.

David Lepi,
Port Moresby, NCD