The Member for Samarai-Murua, Hon. Isi Henry Leonard, has firmly denied the existence of a third political camp amid circulating rumors.
Leonard expressed frustration over claims that the Papuan Bloc was forming a separate faction with Gulf Governor Sir Chris Haiveta.
“This is untrue and does not represent what the team in the Opposition stands for,” Leonard stated.
Leonard explained that he joined the Opposition from the government based on his own convictions against corruption and unfair practices.
“I moved across from the government and joined the Opposition because of my own convictions that I did not want to be a part of a government that was unfair and corrupt.”
He also called for his fellow MPs from the Southern region to leave the government and join the Opposition.
“The call I made on Friday (July 27th) is clear, as a Papuan leader, I have simply called for all my brother MPs from Southern region who are still in the government to move across and join us now in the Opposition.”
“If you cannot see what’s happening to the state of our nation, at least another Papuan MP is reminding you now,.”
Leonard emphasized that the Papuan Bloc is not a third political camp but a call for like-minded Southern Region MPs to join the Opposition and work for change.
“I am with this team now, and we are calling on all like-minded leaders to come over and join us in the Opposition to change the government,” he reiterated in a statement on Sunday July 28th.