Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has labeled the Malaita Provincial Premier Daniel Suidani “very very stupid” in a recent interview with ABC news.
In the interview with both local and international media, Malaita Premier Mr Suidani viewed the Australia intervention in Solomon Islands as an attempt of holding up a corrupt leadership in control of Solomon Islands.
The premier said Australia intervention in Solomon Islands is not helpful meaning the presence of the intervention force will only keep PM Sogavare in power, a leader he termed as a corrupt leader.
According to an ABC interview with Premier Suidani, the Malaita Premier said, “Australia can help but not like this, through an intervention force, it’s not helpful.
“This intervention isn’t good because it’s keeping a corrupt Prime Minister in power,” Mr Suidani said.
“Australia is holding up a corrupt leadership, Australia should not be keeping this guy in power,” he added
However, speaking to ABC early this, Mr.Sogavare described Premier Suidani as, “very very stupid,” for criticizing Australia police and army in the country.
“What he [Suidani] is asking there is for the government to be left to the mercy of criminals and hooligans, to pull down a democratically-elected government,” the PM said.
In response to the PM Sogavare’s statement calling Premier Suidani as “very very stupid,”
Premier Suidani said a leader in his right mind set should not use such provoking words to try to make his point especially in such fragile situation.
Premier Suidani said words used by the PM only exposed him as an incapable leader who has no solution to issues affecting this country.
The premier said issues that popped up recently in the county are the very issues that the PM has been sweeping under the carpet for the past 20 years he has been in power without proper addressing.
By WILSON SAENI
Auki News Bureau
