BY SAMIE WAIKORI
Leader of the parliamentary opposition group, Matthew Wale, says political instability is unfair to the people of Solomon Islands, as it affects government from delivering on the expectations of the people.
Wale blamed the government itself for the instability, urging them to take responsibility to address the issue, ensuring it doesn’t affect the nation in 2026.
Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele also raised similar concerns last year, noting that political instability has also contributed to low productivity in 2025.
In a recent interview with Insight, Wale responded to public perceptions that the no-confidence motions last year, which caused political instability, were instigated by the opposition.
He clarified that the no-confidence motions were instigated by government and must be dealt with by themselves, so it doesn’t affect the country this year.
“As everyone knows, we had two motions of no-confidence that were withdrawn, and these motions belonged to the government itself,” Wale said.
He said they were instigated within the government, and under some pressure, they were withdrawn.
Wale emphasized that the opposition was not behind the motions, and it is crucial for the public to understand that the responsibility lies with the government.
He stressed that the country cannot continue down this path, as political instability has already had a significant negative impact.
“My point is, we cannot continue like this because it is unfair to the people of Solomon Islands,” Wale said, because the government has not been able to deliver due to political instability
Wale called on Prime Minister Manele to make decisive actions to resolve the situation, rather than waiting for it to resolve itself.
He appealed to the government to fix the situation, because its unfair for the Solomon Islands if this kind of behaviour continues in 2026.
