Radio New Zealand International News, 31 January 2011
The office of the Prime Minister in Solomon Islands has accused the opposition of using extraordinary and desperate measures to topple the government.
Danny Philip’s coalition has been plagued by a series of defections over the last few weeks.
He’s now called on the police to investigate the actions of opposition MP Douglas Ete.
Press secretary, Alfred Sasako, says the member for East Honiara allegedly used an ambulance to try to smuggle the chairman of the government caucus, Martin Maga, from his home to the opposition camp on Friday night.
“When the police arrived at the scene and opened the ambulance door they saw the member for East Honiara sitting in there in the ambulance. There were no doctors in there. There were no other paramedics. The family members just told the police to get the ambulance moving or it would be stoned.”
Press secretary for the Solomon Islands’ Prime Minister, Alfred Sasako.
Solomon Islands PM says it has two seat majority
The government in Solomon Islands says it has a two seat majority in Parliament despite defections to the opposition last week.
On Friday the opposition lodged a notice for parliament to be recalled for a vote of no-confidence after five ministers crossed the floor.
The opposition says the house is now evenly divided and up to four more MPs are expected to defect in the coming week.
But press secretary to the Prime Minister, Alfred Sasako, says the Danny Philip government still has 25 seats in parliament to the opposition’s 23.
“The Minister of Public Service has not resigned. He is still a cabinet minister. Because he was forced to sign the petition calling on the Governor-General to call parliament, he’s required to re-take his oath of allegiance.”
Alfred Sasako says the minister is expected to retake his oath in the next two days.
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