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PNG I-CENTRAL Minister for State Enterprises, William Duma, was suspended from government in February this year, after it was alleged he had a beneficial interest in a lucrative land deal made with Kumul Consolidated Holdings. [1] Peter O’Neill ordered an administrative inquiry into the affair, led by John Griffin QC. [2] In a PNGi exclusive, we reveal the testimony of a senior Paga Hill Development Company (PHDC) executive, who claims the suspended Minister will potentially make a significant financial windfall from the proposed K3 billion luxury development at Paga Hill – which is said to include a 6-star hotel and potentially a casino. The high level executive claims a confidential cooperation agreement was entered into with William Duma during June 2015, by PHDC. It will see land acquired by Duma at Paga Hill, form part of this major property development – known as the Paga Hill Estate – slated to host APEC 2018. [3] PNGi will chart how William Duma came to obtain land at Paga

by Peter Balos This is my third piece concerning corruption in Kompiam-Ambum Electorate. Unlike the two previous pieces, this piece principally reveals illegal and irregular deals done to manipulate the electoral process with the aim of winning this 2017 General Election by such fraud instead of true votes. 2. Creation of duplicate unpopular wards. (a) Lakapos 2 ward. Usually, Lakapos Ward is Ward 2 in the Ambum Rural. Lakapos has over 1200 eligible votes from Mulyao and Aiyele clans (Mulyao kungu) and its polling place is Rakapos. To our surprise without proper consultation, a ward purportedly called Lakapos 2 was secretly created. Interestingly, it is not appearing on the common roll. Nevertheless, on the gazetted polling places, it appears. Its polling place is Hap. Hap is an isolated (not connected by road) bush village. It is not the ideal polling place. The ideal polling place is Lakapos where Aiyele, Kagatae and Takeo sub-clans used to cast votes. Mr. Pundari use

PNGBLOGS CONTRIBUTORS NETWORK PETER O'NEILL personally intervened in the Election process yesterday in PANGIA after he called Police Commissioner GARY BAKI to personally remove a Mobile Police unit from Wabag. MS11 Unit from Wabag were stationed in Southern Highlands and in the Prime Minister's electorate of Ialibu Pangia for the election and were tasked in looking after ballot boxes for Pangia. Members of Wabag's MS 11 had a confrontation with one of the Prime Minister's personal bodyguards after one of the polling officials for one of the LLGs in Pangia collaborated with the Prime Minister's bodyguards to remove scrutineers who were not supporting the Prime Minister. The voters and scrutineers went on to report the matter to  MS Unit, when the MS 11 unit intervened the polling officials threatened one of the Policeman from the Engan unit by saying that they were not required because this was the PM's seat and their job was required elsewhere. Frustra

by Justus Nambi Rapula Some Candidates contesting Ialibu Pangia electorate in Southern Highlands will dispute ballot boxes coming from Kaure LLG and other parts of Ialibu and Pangia over issues of bribery and foul play. A candidate contesting Ialibu Pangia Justus Rapula told FM100 news that all the candidates are standing together and have hard evidence to dispute ballot boxes coming from Kaure LLG and some other parts of the district. Mr Rapula says they have evidence of K10, 000 paid to each council ward by incumbent MP Peter O’Neil's election coordinators and also Works Secretary who is from Kaure LLG, Kuwi council ward using his office to involve in bribery. He says ITA ward was offered K10, 000 and four pigs before polling and it is a clear case of bribery. Mr Rapula says Voters are also intimidated by the incumbent MP supporters and cases of our voter’s choice of candidates changed by polling officials. He also adds that polling were also allowed to continue after 6p

by SAMSON  S. ALPHONSE Have you ever wondered about what our children (or their children) down the line will look back at our generation of citizens of this beautiful country, and our generation of leaders, and say? What verdict do you think they will pass? Just ponder on that for a while. After you have so pondered, also ask yourself what the children will think and say if we vote the current leaders back, or set up PNC Party to win and make Peter O’Neill the Prime Minister again? The next generation, and generations thereafter will desecrate our graves, and those of our current Political Leaders, and that of Peter O’Neill definitely! WHY would generations and generations of our future children do that you might ask? 1.      They would desecrate our graves because in the year 2017, we made another monumental mistake and as a nation voted PNC back into power. 2.      Because we did not learn from 7-year history of open stealing and corruption of public offices by

by Taunamo Badira, The people of Ialibu Pangia Electorate will deliberately choose to be deaf dumb and blind. They will deliberately choose to be the stupidest people in PNG, and in fact in the whole world. It is a level of fanatical stupidity no none has ever seen if they vote for Peter O'Neill. Why is that so? They will be going to the polls either today or next week to elect Peter ONeill once again to be their Leader and MP. To them electing a leader is not about truth, honesty, uprightness, integrity, visionary, strength of character, compassion, etc. To them it is a matter of blind fanatical pride. Pride that one of their own has made it to the top office against every other leader in the country. To have him as Prime Minister, even though he broke the Constitution to steal that office from Somare, was a dream come true for them, albeit unexpectedly. They are prepared to honour a thief of public office. They are prepared to honour a thief who amassed so much wealth using h

by PETER S. KINJAP   Candidates contesting Papua New Guinea’s Ialibu/Pangia Open Electorate in the Southern Highlands province have accused Prime Minister Peter O’Neill of “rigging” the country’s national elections. “Today confirmed everyone’s worst fears – these elections were deliberately rigged from the start,” said Stanley Liria, one of the candidates who signed a formal protest letter with election manager David Wakias before polling began in the electorate. The open electorate is where Prime Minister O’Neill is the incumbent MP. The rival candidates claimed in their letter the electorate was not ready for polling today. The candidates are Jerry Kiwai, Nepoleon Rema, Tua Yasa, Stanley Liria, Justus Rapula, Leonard Pangepea and Dr Sam Kari. At a meeting at Ialibu District Office, they unanimously agreed that certain issues be “properly addressed” before polling started. Their letter was registered with the manager Wakias. ‘Treating people like dirt’ Candidate Liria said people