EXCLUSIVE: O'NEILL'S PLAN TO PRIVATISE AND TAKE OVER TELIKOM PNG THROUGH DIGICEL REVEALED.
by JACKSON PUNDU
Kumul Consolidated Holdings (KCH) has become a safe haven for thieves and robbers, both Papua New
Guineans and foreigners. Unfortunately some leaders are allowing this to
happen and are nurturing it, to be blunt. They know millions of Kina
floats around KCH and they want to get in there and have a slice of it.
This is squandering what is rightfully our people's money and assets. If
you have noticed, there have been countless restructures in the recent
past, all in the name of better alignment and efficiency but these are
hog-washed tactics to cover up hidden selfish motives.
KCH's
recent changes to include Kumul Communications with its expanded
vertical structure is nothing more than an attempt to wrestle the state
telecommunication entities (Telikom, Bmobile and DataCo) out of the
hands of the Government into private hands. This is the big picture at
play, directly under the watchful eye of the Prime Minister Peter
O'Neill. They always come up with simple unfounded excuses of: poor
performance, lack of coverage, etc. to paint a picture that these state
organisations are performing as expected and they will squeeze out of
the hands of the government and take ownership.
The
worse nightmare that is going to affect the country if we don't take
control of this industry is Digicel. This company is nothing more than an evil beast. It preys and thrives on smaller innocent countries like in the Caribbeans and now in the Pacific including PNG. Quite frankly,
PNG is the only lucrative market for them and they will do anything and
everything to strangle state companies so that they will step in and
have full control of the market. Digicel is the major sponsor of this
change to bring Kumul Communications into play.
If you observe carefully, John Mangos left Digicel so that he can be able to infiltrate into the fabric of the government and take control. The Prime Minister
is said to be the major sponsor of this change. So John is now appointed
through an NEC Decision 360/2016 for be the Managing Director of Kumul
Communications. He is very close to the Prime Minister and is earmarked
to spin the wheel of business of the Prime Minister. Mahesh Patel, owner
of CPL Group is another close ally (or crony) of the Prime Minister and
he is actively involved in pushing these changes.
He is a cunning
businessman who will do everything to have his way in deals. Since he
was appointed Chairman of Telikom in early 2012, he has destructively
led the company down to its knees. Mahesh Patel and John Mangos are the
cheer leaders of the Prime Minister and now they are moving so fast to
effect the ungazetted NEC Decision (360/2016) so that they can cut
through three state telecommunication companies and push Digicel's
business interest upfront.
John Mangos, has a very
low performance rating in leadership and management after he was
knocked off from PNG Power. Why he kept on surfacing in government deals
is because he is facilitating big deals for the Prime Minister. Mahesh
Patel is similar, he has the Prime Minister in his pocket and will do
anything he wishes as if he owns this country. Both, him and John Mangos
are foreigners and for them to be allowed a free hand here is something
only sick and stupid people will allow. Unfortunately some of the
leaders have allowed themselves to go down that low and sell out PNG.