By GORETHY KENNETH
THE Grand Chief has done it again. Against a
previous promise to retire, he says he is thinking of contesting in the coming
National Elections again because of his bad treatment from the O'Neill Namah
government.
Sir Michael Somare has become the subject of criticisms and jokes in political circles in past years for backflipping on his announcements to retire .
Now aged 76, he will be 80 by the time the next term of parliament ends, if he retains his East Sepik Regional Seat in June.
Sir Michael was asked yesterday by Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Pacific correspondent Sean Dorney, a question that most Australians were curious about whether he will be standing again for the June elections. Sir Michael, looking very healthy and jovial said yesterday he has changed his mind about retiring and will not retire as he was having second thoughts of standing for the 2012 National Elections in a press conference yesterday.
I have a second thought. People can think that they can get me out with their numbers, Sir Michael said. The way this people are treating me (takes out his reading glasses'smiles at Sean Dorney and continues)I am having second thoughts. I want to prove to them that I will come back, not with a few numbers, with a big margin, he said. But pauses you know, age is another thing to consider.
Sir Michael also alluded to the current Supreme Court Reference that is before the courts and advised like everyone else in his East Sepik province, he was just waiting for the decision. Ambunti Drekikir MP Tony Aimo, who held the conference with Sir Michael at the NA office Thursday , said that the people of East Sepik were only waiting for the court case, but have pressured Sir Michael to stand again for this election to prove to the current Government that he will win with a landslide.
Sir Michael Somare has become the subject of criticisms and jokes in political circles in past years for backflipping on his announcements to retire .
Now aged 76, he will be 80 by the time the next term of parliament ends, if he retains his East Sepik Regional Seat in June.
Sir Michael was asked yesterday by Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Pacific correspondent Sean Dorney, a question that most Australians were curious about whether he will be standing again for the June elections. Sir Michael, looking very healthy and jovial said yesterday he has changed his mind about retiring and will not retire as he was having second thoughts of standing for the 2012 National Elections in a press conference yesterday.
I have a second thought. People can think that they can get me out with their numbers, Sir Michael said. The way this people are treating me (takes out his reading glasses'smiles at Sean Dorney and continues)I am having second thoughts. I want to prove to them that I will come back, not with a few numbers, with a big margin, he said. But pauses you know, age is another thing to consider.
Sir Michael also alluded to the current Supreme Court Reference that is before the courts and advised like everyone else in his East Sepik province, he was just waiting for the decision. Ambunti Drekikir MP Tony Aimo, who held the conference with Sir Michael at the NA office Thursday , said that the people of East Sepik were only waiting for the court case, but have pressured Sir Michael to stand again for this election to prove to the current Government that he will win with a landslide.
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