Opposition Leader Don Polye has reiterated his call on Prime Minister Peter O’Neill to take tougher disciplinary actions against the two senior ministers.
He said failure by the Prime Minister to impose tougher disciplinary actions against the two ministers goes to expose O’Neill’s failure to fight corruption among his cabinet members.
“Let me remind the PM that Papua New Guineans are intelligent and they are watching and judging every step of the government,” Polye said.
The private purchase of the land valued at K46.6 million by Kumul Consolidated Holdings b onehalf of the State on a the company in question with links to a senior cabinet minister had been the hot question in the second week of Parliament sitting.
However, State Enterprise Minister William Duma who was alleged to be involved in the controversial land deal said there is enough paper trail to demonstrate that there is nothing illegal or corrupt in the decision to spend K46.6 million to acquire land for the relocation of PNG Defence Force bases.
Duma said it was a National Executive Council decision dating back to 2012 to relocate PNGDF establishments out of Port Moresby.
PNGDF headquarters Murray Barracks, 1RIPR regiment base at Taurama and the Naval Base at Fairfax Harbour were to find a new home.
He said in 2015, NEC approved the redevelopment of Port Moresby Fairfax Harbour master plan and on December 23, 2016, KCH was to provide an amount of K46 million for Naval base relocation.
Duma said the decisions were made before he took over the portfolio.
Parliament on Tuesday was informed that K46.6 million was paid to a company with links to a senior minister in the O’Neill- Dion Government for the purchase of land to relocate the PNGDF Naval Base from Fairfax Harbour.