PNG PM Marape reshuffles cabinet ahead of General Election 2022
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PNG PM Marape reshuffles cabinet ahead of General Election 2022
PORT MORESBY: Prime Minister James Marape has reshuffled his
cabinet ahead of the issuing of election writs on April 28 for General Election
2022.
No minister was dropped but six of them had their
cabinet portfolio changed.
The reshuffle was announced by Marape in a media
release on Monday (Jan 10, 2022) evening.
The following report was published by The National:
PM changes
Cabinet line-up
January 11, 2022The
NationalMain Stories
TAMBUL-NEBILYER MP Win Bakri Daki is the new Defence Minister in changes
to Cabinet announced by Prime Minister James Marape, who wants the Government
“functioning right through” the general election.
“With the elections coming up soon, I will be at work to assist ministers do
their work so the executive government is functioning right through the
election period,” Marape said.
Other changes include:
- BULOLO MP Sam Basil
returning as Deputy Prime Minister and takes over the Ministry of
Transport and Infrastructure, after being cleared of charges in a
Leadership Tribunal;
- GOILALA MP William Samb
moving from Transport and Infrastructure to Commerce and Industry;
- TELEFOMIN MP Solan Mirisim
moves from Defence to Forestry, after being cleared of charges in a
Leadership Tribunal;
- NAMATANAI MP Walter
Schnaubelt moves from Forestry to Civil Aviation;
- SOUTH Fly MP Seki Agisa from
Civil Aviation to Correctional Services; and,
- DAKI from Correctional
Services to Defence.
Marape made the changes in before the
Issue of Writs on April 28.
He told The National earlier that any Cabinet reshuffle would
be to ensure “that with the elections coming up, we need the Government to be
functional”.
“The changes would only be made to strengthen the Government going into the
general election.” He said this was to give ministers an opportunity to try out
other portfolios.
The National Executive Council will have its first meeting of 2022 tomorrow.
Samb, last night, said it was the prerogative of the prime minister to make
changes to his Cabinet line-up.
Mirism said he was happy with the decision by Marape. The other ministers could
not be reached for comment.
The changes to the Defense ministry and Commander smells fishy. PNG gotta be vigilant during election, polling and counting to declaration.
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