JCSG & CC Petition

Petition By Joint Civil Society Groups And Concerned Citizens

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THE PEOPLE/S PETITION

TO THE PRIME MINISTER GORDON DARCY LILO

WE, the people of Solomon Islands hereby Petition:

a) The Prime Minister of Solomon Islands, Hon Gordon Darcy Lilo to resign as Prime Minister of

Solomon Islands within the next seven (7) days failing which the people of Solomon Islands will

take very strong and appropriate non-violent civil actions.

TO:

The Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo and members of the Cabinet of Solomon Islands, let us remind

ourselves of the intention and spirit of our nation, Solomon Islands, when we gained independence on

the 7th July 1978 and gave ourselves the National Constitution by which we have been governed to this

day.

We make reference to the PREAMBLE TO THE CONSTITUTION and we quote;

We the people of Solomon Islands, proud of the wisdom and the worthy customs of our ancestors,

mindful of our common and diverse heritage and conscious of our common destiny, do now, under the

guiding hand of God, establish the sovereign democratic State of Solomon Islands;

AS a basis of our unite nation DECLARE that;

a) All power in Solomon Islands belongs to its people and is exercised on their behalf by the legislature,

the executive and the judiciary established by the Constitution;

b) The natural resources of our country are vested in the people and the government of Solomon Islands;

AGREE AND PLEDGE that

a) our government shall be based on democratic principles of universal suffrage and the responsibility of

executive authorities to elected assemblies;

b) We shall uphold the principles of equality, social justice and equitable distribution of income;

c) We shall respect and enhance human dignity and strengthen and build on our communal solidarity;

d) We shall cherish and promote the different cultural traditions within Solomon Islands;

e) We shall ensure the participation of our people in the governance of their affairs and provide within

the framework of our national unity for the decentralization of power;

AND for these purpose we now give ourselves this Constitution.

LET IT BE KNOWN THAT WE, the undersigned people. founded our Petition on the:

a) Fundamental right of freedom of Expression enshrined under Section 12 of the National

Constitution;


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b) Declaration that all power in Solomon Islands belongs to its people and is exercised on their

behalf by the legislature, the executive and the judiciary established by the Constitution;

c) Pledge that the democratic principle of governance shall ensure the participation of our

people in the governance of their affairs and provide within the framework of our national

unity for the decentralization of power;

d) Believe that the Doctrine of Separation of Powers pursuant to Section 35 of the National

Constitution has not been effected properly on our behalf by the Executive Arm of the

Government due largely to negligent and recklessness acts under the leadership of the Prime

Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo.

LET IT BE KNOWN OUR CALL IS MADE PURSUANT to Section 34 (3) (d) of the National Constitution [S34

(3) The office of Prime Minister shall also become vacant -(d) if he resigns such office by writing under

his hand addressed to the Governor-General] which provides for resignation by the Prime Minister

grounded on the following:

A. LEADERSHIP FAILURE AND SCANDALS IN THE EDUCATION SECTOR

1. THE GOVERNMENTS POOR MANAGEMENT AND FAILURE TO PAY STUDENT FEES AND

ALLOWANCES [SINU, USP, FSM, FIT, UPNG, CUBA, PAU ETC]

ISSUES OF CONCERN:

Under the Leadership, Management and Control of Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo:

the Ministry of Education & Human Resources Development has miserably failed in

administrating the National Scholarship Scheme fairly and transparently;

the Ministry of Education & Human Resources Development has miserably failed in managing

and controlling, monitoring and evaluation of the budget for scholarships-

i) by over running the budget by $10.4 million

ii) late payment of scholarships allowances for our student overseas

iii) late payment of tuition fees to overseas universities

iv) approval of scholarships for unsuitable students who are taking up placements

of capable students.

The Ministry of Education & Human Resources Development has miserably failed to implement

the Auditor Generals Report and Recommendation in the 2006 OAG Report.


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The Prime Minister misled and lied to the nation about securing 800 scholarships (K20m) for

Solomon Islanders to study in PNG Institutions.

The Government owes Solomon Islands National University (SINU) $22.7 million and has no

money available immediately to resolve the issue

Government-sponsored students at SINU have been locked out of campus and are going without

accommodation, food, and transport allowances

SINU faces closure in a months time due to the irresponsibility of Prime Minister Gordon Darcy

Lilo and his Government

The Curriculum Development Centre has been inoperable due to non-payment of power bill and

other utilities

The TVET department has been evicted from their office due to non-payment of rental bills

KGVI School has been forced to close down for one week due to disconnection of power for non-

payment of bills.

Creating unnecessary negative impact on the right to education for our children.

PETITION:

The Prime Minister as leader of the Executive Head of the Solomon Islands Government has miserably

failed and/or refused and/or neglected to exercise proper management and leadership resulting in dire

consequences suffered by our students, therefore denying the nation of its future human resources

development.

So we strongly petition Hon Gordon Darcy Lilo to step aside from being the Prime Minister of Solomon

Islands.

2. SECONDARY SCHOOLS COMPUTER PROJECT SCAM

ISSUES OF CONCERN:

The misappropriation of $4.9 million has denied children of Solomon Islands their rights to

quality education.

The current Prime Minister was Minister of Finance and Acting Prime Minister when the

secondary school computer project was undertaken and subsequently abused.

The Ministry of Finance and Treasury did not process a normal general payment voucher and

consequently the payment to Antech Pty Ltd for $4.9m was in breach of the Financial

Instructions and the Public Finance and Audit Act.


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The actions of the Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo when as Minister of Finance and Acting

Prime Minister, in collusion with Antech Pty Ltd may amount to serious breach of the Penal Code

of Solomon Islands.

PETITION:

The Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo has been implicated in this scandal involving $4.9 million dollars

and therefore we petition him to step aside to allow for investigations to be conducted.

3. SOLOMON ISLANDS NATIONAL TEACHERS ASSOCIATION- TEACHERS SALARY RE-LEVELING AND

INCREMENT

ISSUES OF CONCERN:


The Governments continuous breach of the following:

A. Trades Dispute Panel Consent Order

B. Two Memorandum of Agreement

C. A High Court Consent Order.

The delaying tactics employed by the Solomon Islands Government to frustrate the teachers of

Solomon Islands and deny their lawful entitlements.

Soliciting of bribes and corruption by public servants seeking payment from teachers before

processing re-leveling and incremental payments.

The actions of the Solomon Islands Government caused the unnecessary denial of the children of

Solomon Islands right to quality education

It is more appalling to note that Solomon Islands Government says it is not giving priority to

Education as pronounced in the Prime Ministers Independence Speech.

PETITION:

The Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo has failed the nation through gross negligence to resolve these

very important national concerns in the education sector therefore we strongly petition the Prime

Minister to step aside.


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B. FREQUENT COSTLY OVERSEAS TRIPS WITH UNNECCESARY DELEGATES

4. TOO MANY OVERSEAS TRIP WITH TOO MANY UNNECESSARY DELEGATES

ISSUES OF CONCERN:


Too many overseas trips by the Government that are not properly planned and budgeted for

thereby considered unproductive.

Exceeding budget allocations for overseas travels.

Lack of accountability by not producing appropriate reports for each of the travelling

delegations.

The nation has not observed any benefits whether real or tangible as a result of these expensive

trips except for lies and deception (kalulu deals) e.g. Georgia computer deal & K20m PNG

scholarship assistance deal, Indonesian investment deals.

It would appear from the frequency of overseas trips taken by the government that the Prime

Minister spends an average of 20 days overseas and only about 10 days in-country per month. In

essence if the Prime Minister travels overseas for at least 20 days in a month that would cost the

tax payers approximately $60,000.00 [his usual per diem of more than $3000.00 per day] over

and above his usual entitlements and so in a year the cost would be approximately $720,000.00.

The trips include but not limited to;

i. 67th United Nations General Assembly in 2011

ii. Rio+ Summit (Climate Change)

iii. Asian Tour Dili (East Timor), Bangkok (Thailand)

iv. Australian Tour

v. Israel Tour [DPM]

vi. East Timor EITI

vii. Bangkok

viii. Nadi, Fiji

ix. Sydney EITI 2013

x. Noumea MSG


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Inclusion of political appointees for the purposes of political expediency and treating of political

supporters and political fixers

The inclusion of Ms. Bronwyn Noda in almost the all trips as spouse of the Prime Minister when

the Prime Minister has yet to dissolve his marriage to his legal wife and allowing Ms. Bronwyn

Noda to receive per diems and enjoying tax payers money as legal spouse of PM tantamount to

fraud and misappropriation of peoples money under the laws of Solomon Islands.

Lack of terms of references to provide clear descriptions of the roles and responsibilities of each

travelling delegate therefore accommodating tourists at the expense of poor taxpayers of

Solomon Islands who make up the silent majority

Huge travelling delegations becoming a national liability because it deprives the nation of much

needed financial resources.

THESE EXORBITANT EXPENSES ARE EXEMPLIFIED IN THE RECENT INDONESIAN TRIP WHERE THE

FOLLOWING EXPENSES WERE INCURRED:

i. Example of Extravagant Cost of such Trips [Indonesian Tour]

The delegation must have travelled first class all through their journey:

- 102765 INV-170335 Paid $266,061.80

- 102860 INV-170775 Paid $10,626.70

- 103303 INV-170575 Paid $324,564.20

- 103988 INV-171229 Paid $64,461.80

ii. Example of payment of Per Diems for the Delegates [Indonesian Tour]

List of the Delegation and Payments of Per Diem

1. Fred TOLILIU $9,691.63 CHQ 294962

2. Silas ATU $9,691.63 CHQ 294961

3. Robert IROGA $16,152.72 CHQ294960

4. Malcolm FOUFAKA $9,691.63 CHQ294958

5. John W MATAMARU $9,691.63 CHQ294963

6. Kareabu K SANGA $9,691.63 CHQ294967

7. Bronwyn LILO $20,190.90 CHQ294965


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8. Gordon D LILO $28,267.25 CHQ294954

9. Connelly SADAKABATU $33,039.65 CHQ294959

10. Steven W ABANA $26,431.72 CHQ294956

11. Lemu DARCY $9,691.63 CHQ2949572

12. Clarance PANA no records

13. KelesiRobuMaenuu no records

14. Douglas Marau no records

15. Dr. Philip TAGINI no records

16. Namson Tran no records

PETITION:

The Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo has miserably failed to manage and control public expenditure

resulting in useless and unlawful spending on extravagant, lavish and expensive government overseas

trips therefore we strongly petition the Prime Minister to step aside.

5. GOVERNMENT TRIP TO INDONESIA

ISSUES OF CONCERN:


Unjustified and irresponsible suspension of a parliamentary sitting to undertake the trip despite

the availability of the Deputy Prime Minister in-country to continue proceedings;

The haste in taking the trip and the ad hoc manner of planning for the trip

- Illegal financial arrangements

- No TORs for each travelling delegate

- Payment of dubious allowances

- Irrelevant delegates

Deliberately lying to the nation

- Trip being fully funded by Indonesia when the delegation is understood to have visited other

nations as well Australia, Malaysia, Jayapura, Singapore


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- Noncompliance with normal standards of international diplomatic and bilateral protocols

when Indonesia purportedly reimbursed Solomon Islands government for the full cost of the

trip when it was announced to be a Solomon Islands State Visit to Indonesia

- Compromising the sovereignty of Solomon Islands and insulting the people of this nation in

soliciting and accepting the reimbursement from Indonesia

- Failure to disclose the real source of the reimbursement from Indonesia

- Abusing bilateral relations to mask personal interests in the logging industry discussing

Maybank with Malaysian representatives

- Concealing the true nature of the Indonesian and another associated trip

6. PROMOTING HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AND ATROCITIES PERPETRATED BY INDONESIA ON

WEST PAPUANS

Under the leadership, management and control of Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo:

- Paying lip service and ignoring the plight of the oppressed people of West Papua at international

forums including the United Nations General Assembly

- Misrepresenting the peoples of Solomon Islands and the Melanesian Spearhead Group concerns

on human rights abuses in West Papua

- Pre-empting the views of other MSG nations on West Papua

- Subverting the proposed delegation planned visit to West Papua. NOTE!!!! FIJIS CONCERN.

PETITIION

The Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo has failed the nation through continuous gross deceits and

dubious diplomatic dealings for self-interest and political expediency therefore we petition the Prime

Minister to step aside.

C. NEGLIGENT SPENDING OF PUBLIC FUNDS AND RECKLESS AWARDS

7. NEGLIGENT SPENDING OF PUBLIC FUNDS

Under the Leadership, Management and Control of Gordon Darcy Lilo, the Solomon Islands have

witnessed uncontrollable spending and unlawful appropriation of public and donor funds including but

not limited to the following:


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498 RURAL DEVELOPMENT MINISTRY DEVELOPMENT ESTIMATES APPROPRIATED

DONOR FUNDS PROVIDED

498-0001-4075-0686 Republic of China/Taiwan $20 million



498-0001-4836-0912 Papua New Guinea $10 million

498-0001-4837-0912 Papua New Guinea $5 million


DONOR FUNDS PROVIDED TOTAL $75 million

DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

498-0001-4075-5600 ROC support to Constituency Development (RSCD) $20 million

498-0001-4085-5600 ROC Constituency Micro-Project Fund (RCMPF) $10 million

498-0001-4226-5600 Millennium Development Fund $20 million

498-0001-4369-5600 Constituency Fisheries Enterprises $10 million

498-0001-4397-5600 Rural Constituency Livelihoods Fund $75 million

498-0001-4836-5600 Economic Growth Centre Development $19 million

498-0001-4837-5600 Economic Growth Centre-Scoping $7 million

498-0001-4880-5600 SIG Support to Constituency Development $5 million

498-0001-4881-5600 Constituency Water Supply and Sanitation Program $10 million

498-0001-4933-5600 Constituency Rural Health Centre $20 million

DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS TOTAL $197 million

HSSP Funds (Ministry of Health AusAID/SIG) $10 million

PNG Prime Minister ONeil Scholarship Assistance (K20M) $58 million

8. EXTRAVAGANT PARLIAMENTARY ENTITLEMENTS - PEC


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ISSUES OF CONCERN:


The outrageous and unmerited award of $400,000.00 in terminal Grants for Members of

Parliament

This is a creation of Gross Domestic Liabilities on poor taxpayersof Solomon Islands

The proposed unjustified, un-procedural and inconsistent award of pension to one-term

Members of Parliament

9. FUNDING OF FIJI DELEGATION FOR INDEPENDENCE CELEBRATIONS

ISSUES OF CONCERN:


Unnecessary and unjustified spending on an controversial government leader and his disciplinary

forces as tourists in Solomon Islands

Alleged undermining the Royal Solomon Islands Police full participation in the Independence Day

guard of honor.

The extravagant spending of $8.6 million of government funds for the Fiji delegation and the

RAMSI 10th Anniversary celebrations.

10 ONAGA CORPORATION/ATTORNEY GENERAL TENANCY SCANDAL

ISSUES OF CONCERN:


Dubious tenancy agreement to facilitate the setting up of office of the Attorney General of

Solomon Islands

Fraudulent payment of quarterly rental dues totaling to nearly $1 million

Failure by the Prime Minister to put stop-payment on the fraud committed against the people

of Solomon Islands

11 MISUSE OF TOURISM DEVELOPMENT FUNDS

487 CULTURE AND TOURISM MINISTRY DEVELOPMENT ESTIMATES APPROPRIATED

487-0004-4358-5600 Tourism Products Development Program (2013) $20 million


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*Note: Funds for 2012 - $30 million

ISSUES OF CONCERN:


The abuse of tourism funding totaling $30,000,000.00 earmarked for the people of Solomon

Islands. For example records showed:

i) Hon Hou directly awarded $248,000 to his wifes lodge in Afio.

ii) Hon Riumana indirectly awarded funds to himself via Rock Haven Inn

iii) Hon Tome directly awarded funds to his wife

iv) Hon Mua directly awarded funds to his wife

v) Hon Mewa indirectly awarded funds to himself via his son

12 UNLAWFUL ACCESS AND MISUSE OF FORESTRY DEVELOPMENT FUNDS

480 FORESTRY & RESEARCH MINISTRY DEVELOPMENT ESTIMATES APPROPRIATED

480-0002-4144-5600 Downstream Processing Progress $12 million

480-0002-4546-5600 Support to Reforestation Progress $17 million

ISSUE OF CONCERN:


Under the Appropriation Act, these funds should be managed and administered by the Ministry.

Under the leadership of Gordon Darcy Lilo, the Cabinet has unlawfully converted these funds to

the direct discretion and use by individual Members of Parliament.

Gordon Darcy Lilo as Prime Minister and President of the Cabinet has failed to put in proper

retirement and accounting mechanisms for Members of Parliament to maintain records of

disbursements and use of the funds

Gordon Darcy Lilo as Prime Minister and President of the Cabinet has influenced and misled

members of the Cabinet to approve the unlawful conversion of public funds

Gordon Darcy Lilo as Prime Minister and President of the Cabinet has concocted this scheme

whereby the Cabinet bypasses parliamentary requirements to amend the Appropriation Act thus

converting public funds to influence political support from members of the Cabinet and Caucus


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13 UNLAWFUL ACCESS AND MISUSE OF MINES, ENERGY & RURAL ELECTRIFICATION MINISTRY

DEVELOPMENT FUNDS

495 MINES, ENERGY & RURAL ELECTRIFICATION MINISTRY DEVELOPMENT ESTIMATES APPROPRIATED

495-0004-4159-5600 Constituency Renewable Rural Electricity Prog $10 million

495-0004-4387-5600 Rural Solar Electrification for Schools, Clinics $4 million

ISSUES OF CONCERN:






retirement and reporting mechanisms for Members of Parliament to maintain records of

disbursements and use of the funds.


members of the Cabinet to approve the unlawful conversion of public funds.



converting public funds to influence political support from members of the Cabinet and Caucus.

14 UNLAWFUL ACCESS AND MISUSE OF FISHERIES & MARINE RESOURCES MINISTRY

DEVELOPMENT FUNDS

490 FISHERIES & MARINE RESOURCES MINISTRY DEVELOPMENT ESTIMATES APPROPRIATED

490-0003-4739-5600 Wantok Project $1million

ISSUES OF CONCERN:









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15 MISUSE OF AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT FUNDS (CATTLE, COCOA, COCONUT)

470 AGRICULTURE AND LIVESTOCK DEVELOPMENT MINISTRY DEVELOPMENT ESTIMATES

APPROPRIATED

470-0002-4164-5600 Rehabilitation of Coconut Industry Program $16.7 million

470-0002-4170-5600 Cattle Industry Development Project $11 million

470-0002-4516-5600 Cocoa Industry Support Scheme $16.7 million

470-0002-4804-5600 Women in Agriculture Program $2 million

ISSUES OF CONCERN:














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16 MISUSE OF RCDF FUNDS

*Note: Total funding allocation for 2013 has increased to $5.9 million

ISSUES OF CONCERN:













17 MISUSE OF WOMEN & YOUTH DEVELOPMENT FUNDS

497 WOMEN, YOUTH & CHILDREN'S AFFAIRS MINISTRY DEVELOPMENT ESTIMATES APPROPRIATED

497-0001-4879-5600 Constituency Centres Program - Women,Youth and Children $10 million

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ISSUES OF CONCERN:













18 TSUNAMI FUNDING REPORT

ISSUES OF CONCERN:


The Members of Parliament are yet to account for the distribution of $15milion by providing a

report to NDC or NDMO to detail how these funds were used.

Failure by Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo to provide a report accounting for the use of $2.7

million of tsunami funds allocated to Gizo/Kolombangara constituency paid into his personal

account.

In contravention of the National Disaster Act, the Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo when as

Minister of Finance devised this accounting concept as an opportunity to have access to the $15

million approved by Cabinet for disaster relief and rehabilitation of victims of the earthquake

and tsunami disaster.

Also in contravention of the National Disaster Act, Gordon Darcy Lilo initiated this illegal

Disaster Relief Account and placed it under his direct personal control.


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19 MISUSE OF CONSTITUENCY DEVELOPMENT FUNDS BY WEST HONIARA MP FOR POLICE SOCIAL

CLUB TRIP VANUATU

ISSUES OF CONCERN:


No Cabinet approval for this spending.

Conflict of interest as the Member of Parliament for West Honiara had a High Court case

pending against him at that time (Citizenship Case)

This assistance is considered as TREATING of voters in his constituency

Compromising the integrity thus increasing the publics perception of corruption in the RSIP

Failure by the Prime Minister to discipline the Chairman of Government Caucus for putting the

integrity of the RSIP into disrepute

PETITION:

The Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo has lost total control over the management, disbursement, and

accountability of public funds belonging to the people of Solomon Islands or at best manipulated the

use of the public funds for political expediency and ambition, therefore we the people of Solomon

Islands strongly petition the Prime Minister to resign with immediate effect.

D FAILURE TO PROTECT INDIGENOUS PEOPLES PROPERTY & INTERESTS

20 GOLD RIDGE LANDOWNER ROYALTY PAYMENTS

ISSUES OF CONCERN:


The indifference in the attitude of the Prime Minister towards landowners and their concerns:

- Untimely payment of royalties

- Not living up to his promises (3 petitions to the Prime Minister from Gold Ridge

Landowners Council no response).

Allowing for wrongful payments despite numerous requests by landowners for him to intervene.

Paying lip service to Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) in the mining sector and

falsely portraying that the EITI applies to Gold Ridge landowners.


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Lying to the global community at the Sydney EITI 2013 meeting.

The indifference in the attitude of the Prime Minister towards environmental concerns of

landowners.

The Prime Minister in association with the Minister of Mines unlawfully awarded a prospecting

license to a Mr. Wong.

21 BECHE-DE-MER SCAM

ISSUES OF CONCERN:


The Prime Minister and his government turned a blind eye to illegal harvesting of beche-de-mer.

The lifting of the ban was politically motivated.

The tendering process for temporary licenses was biased and not transparent.

Licenses issued were mostly to political supporters.

The Prime Minister and his Governments lack of transparency and accountability to deal fairly

and justly with the people of Ontong Java following voluntary surrender of their beche-der-mer

consignment to the Attorney General of Solomon Islands.

The $51 million beche-de-mer scandal involving the government and dubious foreign (Chinese)

businessmen which is currently before the High Court of Solomon Islands. This business deal has

attracted and instigated both civil and criminal investigations.

Inappropriate and non-transparent manner of disposal of other known beche-de-mer

consignment/s

The theft of 44 bags of beche-de-mer on Monday 14 October under the directive of a

government backbencher undermining Cabinet and legal processes

22 UNPAID FESTIVAL OF PACIFIC ARTS (FOPA) PAYMENTS & AUDIT

ISSUES OF CONCERN:


Non-payment of outstanding contractor payments in the sum of approximately $17 million

despite repeated demands for payment.


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Failure by the Prime Minister and his Government to accord settlements has negatively impacted

on the contractors business and domestic affairs.

The above may instigate anti-social behavior by the contractors, their associates and families.

23 MUNDA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT SCANDAL

ISSUES OF CONCERN:


Failure by the Prime Minister and his Government to undertake due diligence in ensuring fair

representation of all landowning tribes of the Munda airport land

The Prime Minister and political cronies are promoting division between the tribal owners of

Munda airport land.

The indifferent attitude of the Prime Minister and his political cronies in addressing genuine

landowner issues repeatedly raised to his office by concerned landowners may result in social

disorder.

Under the above scenario, the safety of passengers and aircrafts using the Munda airport is

being compromised by the actions of the Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo and his advisors.

24 TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION (TRC) REPORT FAILURE TO RELEASE

ISSUES OF CONCERN:


Failure by the Prime Minister to table the Report before Parliament thereby undermining

requirements of the TRC Act.

Failure to table the Report despite its undue release via the social media

The failure to table the Report will potentially result in unnecessary delays in implementing its

recommendations

The indifferent attitude of the Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo has and will compromise the on-

going peace processes

The Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo has been implicated in the Report through his involvement

with an unlawful foreign militant element.


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The delay therefore is seen as an attempt by the Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo to hide his

involvement in the ethnic tension from the people of Solomon Islands

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ISSUES OF CONCERN:


Government Ministries being locked out by their landlord for unsettled bills.

Electricity supply to Ministries including National Referral Hospital and KG VI School being cut for

non-payment of bills

Lack of basic and essential medicinal supplies and equipment in hospitals and clinics nationwide.

Lack of doctors and trained human resources to staff our hospitals and clinics.

Decline in the welfare and wellbeing of doctors and nurses.

Deteriorating state of building infrastructures for hospitals and clinics.

Deteriorating state of building infrastructures for schools and colleges.

Deteriorating state of road and bridge infrastructures nationwide.

Lack of repair and maintenance of national infrastructure nationwide.

Lack of reliable land, sea and air transport and services.

Inadequate telecommunication provisions and services.

Lack of adequate power/electricity supply and distribution in the rural areas to stimulate and

enhance economic development.

Lack of adequate clean drinking water nationwide.

Lack of government support to displaced and vulnerable communities in Solomon islands due to

climate change and other natural disasters.

Lack of access to government administrative facilities and services in rural areas.

Lack of police and law and order services both in urban and rural areas.

Decline in morale, welfare and wellbeing of police officers and their families.

Decline in morale, welfare, and wellbeing of civil servants


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26. FAILURE TO CONSIDER IMPORTANT RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE CONSTITUENCY

DEVELOPMENT FUNDS (CDF) BILL

ISSUES OF CONCERNS:


Blatant ignorance of public concerns and participation of the wider communities of Solomon

Islands by the Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo and his Government.

Outright rejection of the peoples ownership of the National Parliament of Solomon Islands

through Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilos sheer arrogance and insistence to expedite the

passage of the Bill.

Lack of morals, ethics, and accountability in the intent of the Bill

27. GRANTING OF DUTY AND TAX EXEMPTIONS

ISSUES OF CONCERN:


Granting of 100% Tax and Duty exemptions on Cigarettes to Solomon Sun Cigarette Factory

Company Limited for a 40 feet container

Elite Idea Ltd (a Cayman Island registered company and owned by Tian Family of Taiwan) Tax

and Duty Exemption granted to it to invest in SI [This is contained in a written MOU];

i) during the period of 5 years from 2011 to 2015, be 100% exempt from

- Company income tax upon its profits and income earned

- Withholding tax on dividends paid out of profits, regardless of whether the dividends

were paid during or after the tax holiday period

- Withholding tax on interest on shareholder loans notwithstanding that the investor was

not a duly registered financial institution;

- Goods tax and import duty on capital equipment to the value of SBD$25.7 million

- Export duty of any kind or amount on plantation logs and/or sawn plantation logs

(currently assessed at nil%) even if the rate is moved above zero.

ii) Be exempt from tax on the income of expatriate workers

iii) Be exempt from penalties on arrears of tax

v) Elite Idea Limited 100 % tax and duty exemption for the further period from 2016 to

2030.

vi) Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo and his government are promoting and entertaining

tax evasion, money laundering, and transfer pricing


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vii) Revenue loss to the people of Solomon Islands will run into hundreds of millions of

dollars

28 FAILURE TO INITIATE WORK ON IDENTIFIED MAJOR PROVINCIAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

ISSUES OF CONCERN:


Failure by the Prime Minister and his Government to address repeated calls for road

infrastructure repair, maintenance and upgrade e.g North, East, and South Malaita Roads, East

Makira bridges,

Failure by the Prime Minister and his Government to implement earmarked Economic Growth

Centre projects e.g. Faumamanu, Afio, Waisisi.

Failure by the NCRA Government to implement the following projects for Malaita:

- 470-0002-4518-5600 Malaita Commercial Piggery Program 210,340 1,000,000

923,181.00;

- 490-0003-4370-5600 Tuna Loin Factories Project - Suava Bay and Tenaru 520 1,500,000

649,276 4,500,000;

- 488-0002-4728-5600 Suava Bay Economic Growth Centre 6,142,348 4,000,000

4,000,000 2,000,000;

- 488-0002-4153-5600 Bina Industrial and Harbour Development Project 75,000 5,000,000

5,000,000 2,000,000;

- 477-0002-4772-0620 AusAid Bilateral Malaita Roads Rehabilitation Maintenance Work

Program 0 0 0 25,238,500

- 476-0001-4692-5600 Rehabilitation of Kilu'ufi Hospital Program 627,359 500,000

326,193 700,000

Failure by the Prime Minister and his Government to implement major project in MakiraUlawa

Province:

- Malaulalo tourism project

- Santa Ana Tourism project

- Kirakira Airport

- Terminal project


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- Terminal Fence projects

- Kirakira Disaster staff house

- Kirakira MET Service office

PETITION:

The Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo has failed miserably to deliver on all of the above major and

grave concerns of the people of Solomon Islands, some of which are long outstanding issues,

therefore we strongly condemn Gordon Darcy Lilo; and we the people of Solomon Islands petition him

as the Prime Minister of Solomon Islands to resign with immediate effect.

E. MISUSING AND ABUSING CABINET PROCESSES TO ACCESS PUBLIC FUNDS IN BREACH OF

STANDARD PROCESSES AND THE LAW.

29. RECORDS OF CONSTITUENCY DEVELOPMENT FUNDING FOR 2012 AND 2013 IN SOLOMON

ISLANDS DOLLAR.

MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT - 2012

ROC Constituency Micro-Project Fund (RCMPF) $10,000,000.00

ROC Millennium Development Fund $20,000,000.00

ROC Support to Constituency Development (RSCD) $20,000,000.00

SIG Rural Constituency Livelihoods Fund $75,000,000.00

SIG support to Constituency Development $ 5,000,000.00

SIG Constituency Water Supply & Sanitation Program $15,000,000.00

TOTAL $145 million

MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT - 2013

ROC Constituency Micro-Project Fund (RCMPF) $10,000,000.00

ROC Millennium Development Fund $20,000,000.00

ROC Support to Constituency Development (RSCD) $20,000,000.00

SIG Rural Constituency Livelihoods Fund $75,000,000.00

SIG support to Constituency Development $ 5,000,000.00

SIG Constituency Water Supply & Sanitation Program $15,000,000.00

SIG NEW Constituency Rural Health Centre $20,000,000.00

SIG NEW Constituency Fisheries Enterprises $10,000,000.00

TOTAL $170 million

28. IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE, THE CABINET HAS APPROVED MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT TO

ACCESS AND MANAGE THE FOLLOWING FUNDS:


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NATIONAL PARLIAMENT OFFICE-MPS MICRO PROJECT (GRANT)

2012-------$ 8.9 million

2013-------$ 8.9 million

MINISTRY OF FORESTRY -SUPPORT TO REFORESTATION PROGRAM

2012--------$13 million

2013--------$17 million

MINISTRY OF FORESTRY NEW- DOWN STREAM PROCESSING

2013------$12 million

MINISTRY EDUCATION & HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT - CONSTITUENCY SCHOLARSHIPS AWARD

2012-------$10 million

2013-------$10 million

MINISTRY OF CULTURE AND TOURISM - TOURISM PROJECT

2012-------$30 million

2013-------$20 million

MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE- REHABILITATION OF COCONUT INDUSTRY

2012-------$9.4 million

2013-------$16.7 million

MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIR- CHURCH GRANT

2012-------$10 million

2013-------$10 million

MINISTRY OF WOMEN, YOUTH AND CHILDREN AFFAIRS-CONSTITUENCY CENTRES PROGRAM WOMEN,

YOUTH AND CHILDREN

2012-------$5 million

2013-------$10 million

MINISTRY OF ENERGY AND RURAL ELECTRIFICATION - CONSTITUENCY RENEWABLE RURAL ELECTRICITY

PROGRAM

2012-------$10 million

2013-------$10 million

The standard procedure in allocation of funds for the use of the tax payers and development of the

nation are:

1. Constitutional requirement for an annual national budget.

2. Drawing of the National Budget.

3. Presentation of the National Budget in the National Parliament

4. Passage of the National Budget in the Parliament.

5. Assent of the Governor General as Head of State to make the National Budget an Act of

Parliament;


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6. An Act of Parliament can only be changed or amended or altered in the Parliament and

rescinded or repealed in Parliament;

7. Any actions or non- actions that are contrary to an Act of Parliament is a breach of such Act of

Parliament.

However, under the leadership of Prime Minister Lilo, Cabinet without going back to the Parliament to

amend the Appropriation Act, unilaterally agreed to transfer funds allocated for rural community

development usually managed and administered by the appropriate Ministries, to the control and

management of the individual Members of Parliament.

ISSUES OF CONCERN:


Breach of National Constitution.

Breach of Appropriation Act, Public Finance & Audit Act, and Financial Instructions

Misuse or abuse of Cabinet due processes

Misuse and abuse of the democratic principle of separation of powers.

PETITION:

The Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo has willfully, wittingly and deliberately solicited political support

from Cabinet and Caucus members through the abuse of laws and procedures governing Parliamentary

and Cabinet processes in order to gain access and control over public funds.

By doing that the Prime Minister has lost total and proper control over the management, disbursement,

and accountability of public funds belonging to the people of Solomon Islands.

Obviously the Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo has invented this scheme to manipulate the use of

Public Funds in order to continue to keep him in power as the Prime Minister; therefore we relentlessly

condemn his actions and unconditionally petition the Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo to resign with

immediate effect.

F. BRINGING THE HIGH OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER OF SOLOMON ISLANDS INTO DISREPUTE

30. PMS EXTRAMARITAL SCANDAL

ISSUES OF CONCERN:

The Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo has brought the High Office of the Prime Minister of

Solomon Islands into disrepute:


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- When he allegedly had an affair with a private citizen.

- Subsequently frivolously used the court process to derail and dodge any productive

investigations (LCC complaint by FSII and complaint to the police by Solomon Star for

threats and demanding with menace) into the circumstances surrounding the affair

- The delay in pursuing his civil claim in the High Court concerning his denial of the alleged

affair has impeded the progress of RSIP and Leadership Code Commission investigations

and possible laying of charges.

The Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo has further brought the High Office of the Prime Minister

of Solomon Islands into disrepute, when:

- In response to our concerns on the payment of per diems and other travel entitlements

of travelling government delegates, the Office of the Prime Minister stated that

delegates were paid under contractual arrangements.

- We understand that Ms. Bronwyn Noda does not have any legal contractual

arrangements with the SIG therefore not legally entitled to receive any travel

entitlements.

- Gordon Darcy Lilo presented Ms. Bronwyn Noda as his legal wife in custom locally, and

internationally as Madame Lilo, and we contest the validity of such a presentation.

31 EXPENSIVE GOVERNMENT RENTAL AND UTILITIES BILLS

ISSUES OF CONCERN:


Misuse of Government vehicle assets, costing the people of Solomon Islands approximately $17

million per year 80% of which is in Honiara alone

High cost of property rentals for Government offices

High cost of water bills

High cost of electricity bills

High cost of telephone and internet bills

High cost of electronic equipment e.g. PC, laptops, printers/copiers, stationery, and

unaccountability of these assets

PETITION:


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The Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo has failed to implement the cost cutting measures announced

when he became the Prime Minister, therefore he is UNFIT and INCAPABLE of controlling and

managing the outrageous spending of his administration; thereby depriving the peoples of Solomon

Islands their rightful dues and services; hence we strongly petition Gordon Darcy Lilo to resign as

Prime Minister of Solomon Islands, immediately.

G. WITHHOLDING EXERCISE OF POWERS AMOUNTING TO UNDUE INTERFERENCE WITH LEGAL

PROCESSES AND DISPENSATION OF JUSTICE

32. DELAY IN APPOINTMENT OF LEADERSHIP CODE COMMISSIONERS

ISSUES OF CONCERN:


Deprivation and degradation of due processes.

Delaying tactics by the Prime Minister and his office to prevent THE LCC from investigating

allegations against him and his cronies Members of Parliament and high government officials.

Loss of faith and trust in the Commission by the people of Solomon Islands.

Bringing the Commission into disrepute for non-performance of its functions and duties.

33. TACTICAL DELAY IN THE APPOINTMENT OF COMMISSIONER OF POLICE

ISSUES OF CONCERN:


Political interference into an independent constitutional office.

Delaying tactics by the Prime Minister and his office to prevent RSIP investigations into

allegations against him and his cronies Members of Parliament and high government officials.

Loss of faith and trust in the RSIP by the people of Solomon Islands.

Bringing the RSIP into disrepute for non-performance of its functions and duties.

PETITION:

The people of Solomon Islands hereby unconditionally demand the resignation of the Prime Minister

Gordon Darcy Lilo IMMEDIATELY!!!!!!!!


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LET IT BE KNOWN THAT HONORABLE DANNY PHILLIP AS PRIME MINISTER RESIGNED UNDER LESSER

ALLEGATIONS, SOME OF WHICH WERE PROVIDED BY YOU GORDON DARCY LILO.

IN SUPPORT HEREOF I PLACE MY SIGNATURE:

NO NAME PROVINCE SIGNATURE DATE


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NO NAME PROVINCE SIGNATURE DATE

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