GUMINE MP, NICK KUMAN OR ALOTAU MP, CHARLES ABEL POTENTIALLY THE NEXT PM OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA??? POLITICAL ANALYSIS (from the inside)
The Prime Minister is pushed to a predicament to make two critical decisions within the next 48 hours. 1) PM must appoint an acting Prime Minister and (2) Prime Minister will do a cabinet reshuffle. As the PM arrest intensify, the lobby for the alternative Prime Minister is also gaining momentum. In the event the Prime Minister is arrested which may happen VERY SOON, the Deputy Prime Minister automatically assume the position of the acting Prime Minister. However before the Prime Minister is arrested he has the power to appoint an acting Prime Minister of his choice and that does not necessarily have to be a party leader. It could be any member of Parliament. Sir J appointed Giheno as acting PM when he stepped down during the Sandline Crisis. Sir Somare appointed Sam Abal as acting PM when he took leave on medical grounds. Both acting PM’s were never party leaders. As you read the PM is pondering on who to appoint as acting PM while he faces his charges to clear his name. On the other