No-confidence vote is a democratic process: Namah

The motion of the Vote of No-Confidence (VONC) is a democratic process, says former opposition leader Belden Namah.

The Vanimo Green MP has thrown his support behind Opposition Leader Don Poyle’s Supreme Court appeal to ask Parliament to reconvene.

Parliament was adjourned last week Wednesday to August 2, one day after the Opposition filed the VONC motion.   

“This issue about Peter O’Neill is not a new issue; I made it very clear I decided to move away from this man on 11 August 2011 because I have seen who this guy is,” Namah told media this afternoon.  

“This guy is bad for our country and democracy.

“Section 125 of the Constitution is very clear; it is for good, accountable and transparent governance.

“It is the duty not only for Opposition but also those in Government. If they see the executive government is not running the country properly, or the prime minister not running the country properly, then we invoke section 105 of the Constitution through a vote of no-confidence.

“Why is Peter O’Neill continuing to hijack the process of parliament?

“If you boast to have the numbers then face it,” Namah said.  

Meanwhile, Namah challenged the media to be fair in its reporting.

“The main stream media will not run our press statements, it has always done that.

“It’s an unfortunate situation in this country, even the media has been suppressed and controlled. It’s a sad case in this country when we are a fully-fledged democracy that preaches freedom of expression, freedom of press, freedom of assembly and freedom of speech,” Namah said. 

Author: 
Charles Yapumi