WESTERN AND CHOISEUL PREMIERS FACE NO CONFIDENCE MOTIONS

A series of No Confidence votes are expected in a number of provincial assemblies next week.

In Gizo, Western Province, a notice of a no confidence motion has been filed against the Provincial Premier George Solingi Lilo.

Assembly Speaker Jackson Piasi confirms the motion will be first on the agenda when the Provincial Assembly starts it's meeting next week.

The notice of the motion was filed by the provincial member for ward 15, Munda, David Kera.

While grounds for the motion against Mr George Solingi Lilo have not been made known, the Speaker,Mr. Piasi says such a motion under standing orders require seven days written notice to the speaker before it is presented in the Assembly.

Mr Piasi says the speaker must also be satisfied that no similar motion has been moved in the previous 12 months.

He says the motion shall be dealt with first before any other assembly agenda or as per order paper during the Assembly meeting.

The Western Provincial Assembly starts it's 2011-2012 Budget Meeting next Tuesday March 22.

Further down West in Choiseul Province, the Premier Jackson Kiloe is likely to also face a motion of no confidence when the Provincial Assembly meets next week.

Choiseul province's Clerk to Assembly Chris Makoni says the motion was filed by the member for Wagina ward Peter Tobire.

Mr Makoni says the only reason for moving the motion is lack of confidence in Mr Kiloe's leadership but no further details were provided in the document submitted to the provincial speaker this week.

He says the motion will be tabled during the upcoming full assembly and budget meeting scheduled for next week.

Source: SIBC