Minister for Fisheries and Deputy Leader of the People’s National Congress Party, Mao Zeming has condemned the way in which Opposition MPs are trying to distract the work of Parliament through disruptive tactics.
Zeming in a statement said the suggestion by the Deputy Opposition Leader of moving a vote of no confidence in the Prime Minister at this sitting of Parliament was simply a waste of valuable time.
“Every single time the Parliament sits, the Opposition say they will try a vote of no confidence, and every time they do this the Opposition are embarrassed,” Zeming said.
“This is a waste of time that could be used for the Parliament to discuss legislation that is needed for the nation.
“Our National Parliament is not a place for Sam Basil to play foolish games.
“He needs to learn some respect for our institutions such as the Parliament.
“The people of Papua New Guinea, through their elected leaders, gave a clear mandate to Prime Minister Peter O’Neill to govern this nation for five years.”
Zeming said Basil and his Opposition members will have their chance in 2017 if they wanted to try to change the government.
“For now they need to focus their efforts on presenting alternative policies for the nation.
“I call on the Opposition to have more respect for the people of Papua New Guinea and get on with the job of debating important public policy.”