Namah wants Bible removed from PNG Parliament Chambers

Leader of PNG Party and Member for Vanimo-Green, Belden Namah wants the 400 year old King James version Bible taken out of the Parliament chambers.

He has suggested the Bible be placed at the Grand Hall of Parliament.

"Mr. Speaker, dispela haus em ples we yumi save debate. Yumi save debate na yumi save wokim kain kain toktok. Sampela toktok emi gutpela toktok. Sampela toktok em nogut toktok. Sampela toktok yumi bagarapim narapela brata, narapela memba. Yumi kolim yumi yet nem."

"Mi yet personally mi filim olsem, dispela tingting lo yumi allowim Bible lo Palamen, yumi mas reviewim. Mi lukim olsem Bible sindaon long hia, it can be a curse or a blessing," said Mr. Namah.

Mr. Namah is pushing for the Speaker to reconsider this decision and that Parliament discuss options available to change this. 

Meantime, the Vanimo-Green MP further described the 2022 National Election as a " total disaster."

He wants a review conducted immediately and actions taken to improve the next election.

"I support the call by the Prime Minister for a bipartisan approach. We need to have a bipartisan Committee to review and audit the 2022 Election maybe date it back to 2017 Election and 2012 Election."

"Yumi nid lo lukluk gut. What went wrong," he said.

Mr. Namah was speaking in Parliament yesterday, during the opening of the first official session of the 11th Parliament.

NBC News  / PNG Today 

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