Nauruans must send the Opposition a firm message before they drag country down further
The Government of Nauru has called
on its people to send a message to Opposition MPs who continue to
destabilise the country, and tell them such actions will no longer
be tolerated.
The Australian ABC program '7:30'
last night aired outdated, baseless and false claims against the
President and Justice Minister, based solely on interviews with
Nauru MPs Roland Kun and Sprent Dabwido, and disgruntled former
government employees associated with the
Opposition.
Mr Kun continued to spread lies
about Nauru's recent amendment to the criminal code, and both he
and Mr Dabwido - who was seen in the report with former Nauru media
manager Rod Henshaw - continued to repeat old and disproved claims
of payments by phosphate company Getax in 2009 to members of the
then opposition.
Justice Minister David Adeang said
it was clear to all Nauruans that these MPs were willing to "drag
the nation through the mud" just to further their political
ambitions, but predicted it would
backfire.
"Nauruans are enjoying a new level
of prosperity and a Government that is achieving great progress
without the corruption of the former governments that the current
Opposition MPs were a part of.
"In my lifetime I have never seen
elected representatives behave in this almost treasonous
manner."
Mr Adeang said the coordination
between the Opposition and former government employees including
the sacked magistrate and chief justice proved it was "getting the
old gang back together, so they could once again reap the personal
rewards of power at the expense of the Nauruan
people."
However even he was shocked at the
level the Opposition was willing to stoop to, following the airing
of allegations about his wife, who tragically passed away following
an accident.
"That these people would fabricate a
story about such a personal and traumatic time for my family, and
share this with Australian media for the sole purpose of bringing
down our Government, shows how morally bankrupt these people
are.
The minister said he would work hard
to rebuild any international damage done by the Opposition and
called on Nauruans to ensure these MPs are never again elected to
parliament.