Somolon Islands PM Sogavere vows to continue in Office

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare says his government is fully intact.

In his third national address yesterday since the riots, Mr Sogavare said he is sincerely grateful to his colleague MPs for their ongoing support and solidarity.

Somolon Islands PM Sogavere vows to continue in Office 

He says they stand for the principles of democracy despite the threats and intimidation.

Sogavare says, the recent events were well planned and orchestrated to remove me as the Prime Minister for unsubstantiated reasons that have been distorted to misrepresent the facts.

However, he said the principles of democracy and the rule of law must always be protected.

Sogavare vowed to continue in office. 

Mr Songavare contacted the  Governments of Australia, including PNG  for help when protesters burnt the city including, banks, stores, businesses , homes so on.  

He expressed sadness that people have been misled by politicians for their own agenda.

He said the Solomon Island government cannot  allow the Country, people and its future to be held at ransom by very few people representing their own narrow interests.

Mr Songavare has indicated that the pressure from the protestors will do little to force him to resign as Prime Minister. 

He described this weeks unrest in Honiara as a sad day for Solomon islands, but he says it will be sadder if he does not defend the principles of democracy and the future of his country.

Police in Honiara were overrun as rioters and looters tore through the capital, in defiance of a 36-hour lock-down.

Shops in Chinatown which had survived the earlier unrest were ransacked and burned, and the Ranadi branch of Bank South Pacific was torched, as was a locally owned and operated hardware store, Island Enterprise.

The unrest has had a massive impact on law-abiding citizens and families in and around the capital, who are now running low on food and basic necessities as well as utilities like power and water which are pre-paid services in Honiara.

NBC News- Solomon Star  / PNG Today

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