He gave independence to important institutions such as the Bank of PNG.

He pursued and strengthened laws to prevent MPs from yo-yoing from one party to another.

He privatised state-owned enterprises that were unprofitable and subsidies bleeding the treasury dry.

And he was restoring integrity and trust in public institutions.

MPs felt the pain. They suffered. Running the country for the people wasn’t so much fun as running it for the MPs.

His name was Mekere Morauta. An honourable man.

Now the MPs have  learnt their lesson.

They will never support a prime ministerial candidate who has reform tendencies.

Or any characteristics that make stealing and corruption difficult.

That is why you will never have an Allan Bird or a Tom Lino or a Bryan Kramer or a Kerenga Kua as prime minister in the lifetime of this parliament.

If you want the best parliament, your only chance is to vote in as many candidates as you can in 2027 who are endorsed by political parties headed by Bird, Kramer, Lino or Kua.

This also means that Governor Bird needs a political party. No independent MP has ever formed government in PNG.

Even if political parties are useless in PNG, MPs usually congregate around an individual leading or belonging to a party.

Snaubelt will not give up the reins of the National Alliance, and is probably winning Namatanai again.

Marape is also winning Tari-Pori and leading Pangu.

The two parties Bird has always associated himself with are run by shenanigans. Bird needs a new party ASAP, to build a brand and a following before 2027.

There’s a vote of no confidence on Tuesday (15 April).

The opposition nominee doesn’t give off much confidence and Marape may well become the second prime minister to twice defeat a VONC.