Peter O'Neill emerges from meeting with Governor-General

Peter O'Neill has just come out of Government House after a meeting with Governor-General Sir Michael Ogio.

It is understood that the Governor-General will meet with Sir Michael Somare tomorrow.

Peter O'Neill meets Governor-General

Peter O'Neill has just been allowed entry into Government House to meet Governor-General Sir Michael Ogio. 

Earlier, National Alliance executives Joyce Grant and Paul Bengo, together with Nuku MP Andrew Kumbakor, had been meeting Sir Michael Ogio. 

Sir Michael Somare and his Cabinet were to have been sworn in this afternoon but this was shortcircuited by the ONeill group, who forced their way past heavily-armed police after their patience ran out.

Breaking news: Peter O'Neill storms into Government House

Peter O'Neill and members of his faction have bulldozed past heavily-armed police into Government House in their bid to have Governor-General Sir Michael Ogio swear them in as the legitimate government.

It was a dangerous scene which could easily have resulted in bloodshed.

More to come

Namah/Dr Marat case adjourned to Feb 13, 2012

Contempt charges against Vanimo-Green MP Belden Namah and Rabaul MP Dr Allan Marat have been adjourned to next Feb 13.
The Supreme Court has issued certain orders, including one restraining Namah and Dr Marat from interfering with the contempt proceedings.
The bench, headed by Chief Justice Sir Salamo Injia, also granted leave to the court registrar to file and serve an amended statement of charge by Friday next week.
Bail for the two leaders has also been extended to Feb 13, 2012.

Somare's Cabinet hopes to be sworn in

Only the O'Neill/Namah group is in Parliament, with Speaker Jeffrey Nape recognising Peter O'Neill as Prime Minister and declaring Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare as an "ordinary citizen".
The Opposition side was empty and with less than 10 MPs in the middle benches.
Security is tight at Parliament, with the public disallowed from watching today's proceedings.
Sir Michael Somare and his "Cabinet", meantime, hope to be sworn in later this afternoon

Governor-General will not swear in anyone as Prime Minister...until

Governor-General Sir Michael Ogio will not swear in anyone as Prime Minister until he gets professional legal advice on yesterday's Supreme Court decision in favor of Sir Michael Somare  and the subsequent Parliament re-election of Peter O'Neill.
Last night, he chose to rest, and not swear in either Sir Michael or O'Neill.

Speaker: 'Somare is an ordinary person and not an MP'

Speaker Jeffrey Nape  has just reaffirmed Peter O'Neill as Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea and declared that ir Michael Somare "is now an ordinary person and not an MP".
All this while Belden Namah and Dr Allan Marat are in Supreme Court to answer contempt charges stemming from attempting to suspend the Chief Justice.