By Loretta B Manele

Be strong and run the country in a responsible way.

Gordon Darcy Lilo, member of parliament for Central Honiara and chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) voiced these words in parliament yesterday.

Addressing parliament during the motion of no confidence session, he said the situation they are in right now as he sees it, requires good encouragement.

“Be strong. Run the country in a responsible way. Don’t raise rules, you know, for you to derail confidence in running the government of our country”

Lilo stated that as he earlier said, the motion should be on the other side of the fence.

He said since those who have decided to propose this motion have retracted and have left their support in that way.

“I can only say to you, please, do more to hold the vote together. Don’t expose yourself too”

He stressed that they should run a better government for the country and they will support that as they’ve done in the budget.

“So please, think about our people, our beloved country that is struggling. So, please, build that trust. That broken trust. Try to rebuild it”

Lilo expressed that as one of our founding fathers said, in politics, there is no permanent enemy and no permanent friend.

“So, make use of that advice”