Mad artist on no way out

From JAMES WANJIK

 

Madness and troubled mind are qualities of mad artists. Such are the truths about Waigani lawyers and leaders. Pala edict on media freedom and people's free speech is a plot many lawyers and leaders do not know about.

Lawyers who advised the government are very lost. They lost respect and dignity as lawyers. Mole in their midst is a lawyer with the Justice Department. That lawyer worked for Nellie James in 2006. Unknown to this lawyer was that Nellie James was a mole for World Bank. She had in the beginning of that year accompanied a Graeme Hancock to Washington DC to negotiate second World Bank loan for PNG.

Another person on that trip was a Philip Samar. He is now in charge of World Bank funds at the Mineral Resources Authority (MRA).

World Bank created MRA under first loan. Now World Bank wants PNG and Bougainville to revisit mining powers on Bougainville.

Reviewing corporate structure without legal and policy bases is putting cart before the horse. PNG followed exactly the same path and is facing problems already. MRA's corporate plan was done prior to legislation. Bougainville is on a very dangerous path.

MRA is a Trojan horse on Bougainville. It was in 2008 when Bougainville leaders worked with MRA to allow MRA into Bougainville. The infamous Alotau 15 steps pact was a political pact. Legally Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG) has mining powers. Sections 288 and 290 of the PNG Constitution vests mining powers in the ABG.

President John Momis has a mole in his house. Lawyer for ABG paid for by Australia is working against autonomy. Late Kabui and more recently James Tanis are victims of the Trojan horse.

Plot of lawyer and new Secretary for new Department of Mineral Policy and Geohazards Management Nellie James was to get Graeme Hancock into Bougainville. Now MRA her would be funder of new Department of Mining on Bougainville has advertised for consultants to do corporate plan.

Momis must remove MRA on Bougainville soonest. It is a mad artist with no way out.

God bless people of Bougainville.