Pundao withdraws case

FORMER Pangu Pati president Patrick Pundao has withdrawn his court action against the party over the election of Erigere Singin as his successor at a recent convention in Port Moresby.
This was announced by Pangu leader and Prime Minister James Marape at a press conference yesterday.
With them was senior Pangu MP and Transport Minister William Samb, who helped to bring both sides to the round table.
Marape said Pangu followers should know that Pundao had done good by withdrawing his case, which, he said, was not personal but to do with party procedures and processes.
“He (Pundao) felt that the party processes were not upheld and there were some constitutional flaws in as far as how we held our convention,” he said.
“He (Pundao) was aggrieved and he went to court.
“The court directed for an amicable solution and that all parties meet to try to resolve the situation.
“Pundao and his lawyers, and madam president and her lawyers, were able to meet and we amicably resolved that the matter can be addressed in the party council and the next national convention before the elections in 2022.”
Marape said the Pangu executives, as well as the 39 MPs, were happy to announce this good news after a lot of concern by supporters nationwide.
Pundao said he filed the case because of some irregularities that he had established after the convention.
“It was not for my own benefit, but for the benefit of the party,” he said.