Response from Papua New Guinea Deputy Opposition Leader Samuel H. Basil to the Full Page Advertisement on the Oil Search Share Purchase
By SAM BASIL MP Congratulations to the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, Peter O’Neill, for spending the people’s money to cover his government’s corrupt practices, in relation to the Oil Search share purchase that he solely authorised, for his benefit and the benefit of Oil Search and NOT the people of Papua New Guinea (PNG). The Opposition has clearly been providing evidence of the corrupt practices of this Prime Minister over the last 6-12 months. The Opposition, as the alternative Government, has been working on the fact and the detail of what this Prime Minister is presenting, and demonstrating for the people, what is actually occurring rather than the lies directed upon us by O’Neill. I think the average Papua New Guinean citizen know why Polye and Duma were sacked, in light of the pushing through of the UBS loan without any legislative checks and balances; thus, I urge them to join the Opposition ranks and by not doing so implies that O’Neill has got them in