The comments by United States President Joe Biden saying his uncle was eaten by cannibals in New Guinea is not a “slip of the tongue”, says Member for Vanimo Green Belden Namah.
Mr Namah, who is the Chairman of the Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs, International Trade, Immigration and Defence said that “President Biden’s utterances are unfounded, unacceptable and utterly disrespectful”.
“The truth about the fate of his (President Biden) uncle Ambrose Finnegan has never been established and President Biden knows that, yet he chose to reverberate the mystery with cannibalism, this is no slip of the tongue.”For Prime Minister James Marape to say it may have been a slip of the tongue is not only an understatement but also an irresponsible statement unbecoming of the head of the government of PNG, Mr Namah said.
Clearly, Marape failed to condemn the despicable words from President Joe Biden.
He instead chose to speak for Biden saying it may have been a slip of the tongue. “Speak for yourself and your Country, Prime Minister”, said Mr Namah.
He further added that Marape’s calls for USA to help clear its WWII mess is a kneejerk reaction and shows that he is not aware of the “Render Safe Program” that has been ongoing in the country to rid our communities of unexploded WWIl ordinances.
He said: “There’s a lot to be desired from the conduct of James Marape as the Chief State Diplomat. It’s even laughable “wheezy whassy diplomacy to say the worst. Recently he came to the defence of his Foreign Minister who apparently labelled Papua New Guineans as primitive animals”.
“Stand up for your country and people, Prime Minister, and defend Papua New Guinea at all cost without fear or favour,” said Mr Namah.