Namah has lost confidence in mainstream media and decides to use Social Media

PNG Opposition Leader Belden Namah

OPPOSITION leader Belden Namah says he has lost confidence in the mainstream media and will use only social media to get his message across to the people.

He told reporters yesterday he would print his own papers for distribution on the streets rather than using the mainstream media.

He held his final press conference yesterday with the media at a conference room in Parliament.

He said he had lost faith in freedom of speech and expression as stipulated in the Constitution and the United Nations stand on those principles.

“Today is my last press conference with the media,” he said. 

“I have lost trust and confidence in the freedom of press because the two daily papers (The National and Post-Courier) and the two television stations (EMTV and KunduTwo) have failed to report important issues I raised,” he said.

He was referring to his call for the resignation of Prime Minister Peter O’Neill, Treasury Minister Don Polye and Finance Minister James Marape over the payment of K71.8 million to a law firm.

“If you talk about petty issues, it goes on the front page and not issues of national importance like corruption,” he said. 

“It’s a sad day today.” PNG Today/The National