somare...will not be considered.

......... for ministerial portfolios. ;-)))))))))))))

http://www.postcourier.com.pg/20120726/thhome.htm

Coalition set to decide on Namah

By ISAAC NICHOLAS

PNG Party leader and caretaker Deputy Prime Minister Belden Namah is set to be sidelined from the current coalition group that has pledged to support Peter O’Neill as Prime Minister and form the next government for the new 2012-2017 term of Parliament.
The writing is now on the wall; Mr Namah and his party will have to convince the coalition partners who have now aligned themselves with Mr O’Neill and his PNC Party and have consolidated their numbers in the last three days.
Unlike all other political parties that have freely come forward to offer support for Mr O’Neill to be the next Prime Minister, the leader of the PNC said the decision to welcome back Mr Namah lies with decisions to be made at discussions with all coalition partners.
The question was brought up yesterday after Mr O’Neill declared to the country that a new government is now in place with more than 56 members either already camping in Alotau or will arrive there today or tomorrow.
“Belden Namah is the leader of a well respected Party and they make decisions in the interest of their Party,” Mr O’Neill said. He said all the party leaders who have come forward to join his group wanted stability, unity and reconciliation.
“We want to provide a stable government for the people of Papua New Guinea,” Mr O’Neill said. The Prime Minister - when pressed whether he will accept Mr Namah and his party back – reiterated that the current coalition partners already in the group will have to make that decision.
“The decision (to welcome Mr Namah) is not mine alone (to make); all the other coalition partners must be consulted for a decision,” Mr O’Neill said.
The Prime Minister-elect also revealed that the three former Prime Ministers who have come forward to back him - Sir Michael Somare, Sir Julius Chan and Paias Wingti - are already Governors of their respective provinces and will not be considered for ministerial portfolios.
“They are already governors in their respective provinces. I don’t think they are looking for jobs,” Mr O’Neill said.
On the outcome of the elections of five Independents, Mr O’Neill said it is a good sign that people are now accepting political party structures.
But he qualified that by adding: “Independents are okay but sometimes they cause instability in government.”