Sack environment minister and secretary

By Bulolo MP SAM BASIL

I call on the prime minister to sack the minister for environment and conservation Benny Allen and his departmental head Wari Iamo for failing to serve the people of PapuaNew Guinea, especially the victims of environmental destruction.

 The recent Deloitte report has branded the Department of Environment and Conservation department as untrusted and with that alone wecan assume that corruption exists from ministerial level down to the department.

 The genuineness of approving new environmental plans and issuance of environmental permits can no longer be trusted by ordinary Papua New Guineans because all environmental plans have failed, leaving the exposed communities to fend for themselves, and even taking their very own government to court.

 The recent visit and statements made by the minister and his secretary after visiting Hidden Valley has proven to us all that their position has been compromised.

 If they can be branded as untrustworthy and irresponsible by a reputable accounting firm, then it is to the best interest of all Papua New Guineans that Allen and his secretary be sacked immediately by the prime minister without delay.

 If for some reasons the prime minister cannot, then we all can assume that the prime minister is part and parcel of those corrupt practices in within the DEC because of his government’s involvement with the Ramu nickel mine.

 If the minister and the secretary have been playing the games with the prime minister in fear of heir jobs then they have to come clear to the media and expose all to clear their names.

 Just like the planning department secretary and the planning minister, hey all have reached the crossroads now and must come out to clear their names.

We will see many such cases coming out of the woodwork before the national elections next year.