AFTER only two days of Parliament sitting and a lengthy debate on Covid-19 yesterday, the Parliament unanimously voted to adjourn to August 10.
The reason being that there were reports of confirmed cases of 16 parliament staff that have been tested Covid-19 positive. This has put the health of MPs at greater risk.
However, a reliable source aligned to the Opposition said the adjournment was a deliberate move to avoid the motion of Vote of No Confidence (VoNC) in the Prime Minister, James Marape.
“This is a deliberate lie to circumvent VoNC motion that is currently on foot which the Opposition Leader Belden Namah delivered yesterday to the Speaker (Job Pomat). What are they scared of?”
The Leader of Opposition Belden Namah yesterday handed the letter containing the Opposition’s choice for Prime Minister in Member for Ialibu-Pangia Peter O’Neill replacing Aitape-Lumi MP Patrick Pruaitch for the Motion of no confidence to the Speaker Job Pomat.
The letter also contained further names of Members of Parliament in the Opposition that support the motion.
Namah said “it’s important that our people know the reasons for this motion of no confidence.”
“Our country is mismanaged at a very crucial time in our nation’s life. Our very future hangs in the balance. We want to remove the Prime Minister, Hon. James Marape,” Namah said.
It is understood it will take seven days for the Members of the Parliamentary Committee on Private Members to deliberate on the Notice of Motion of No Confidence.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister James Marape will hold a press conference today to elaborate further on the adjournment of Parliament.
[…] Papua New Guinea, Parliament has been adjourned. This follows advice provided to the Speaker of the House by the National Pandemic Controller. […]