IF YOU think the Third Wave is dead and buried, think again.
Conversely, if you think the Third Wave is a mere figment of imagination, think again. Because it is not. The Third Wave is neither dead nor buried. It is alive.
The Third Wave is so called to describe the next attempt at toppling the Government of National Unity and Transformation (GNUT) coalition at any cost to the nation and the people, according to insiders.
“The resulting consequences are of little concern to the perpetrators. The Third Wave implies the perpetrators are going to throw everything and anything into this Third Wave or final attempt to get rid of the government,” the insiders said.
“It will be very costly,” they said.
What has been happening behind the scene since the defeat of the last attempt to get rid of GNUT is ugly and is being communicated through exchanges at the highest level.
It has pre-occupied the leadership of GNUT, giving little or no time at all to pursue policy initiatives for economic development.
Sources told Solomon Star that the People First Party (SFP) held a number of meetings in the past two weeks to discuss its strategies for moving the Third Wave forward.
It was allegedly suggested in one of the meetings that East Fataleka MP, Rex Ramofafia, be the candidate for the Prime Minister’s job. According to one source, Hon Ramofafia, Hon Harry Kuma and Hon Jaimie Lency Vokia, were ready to jump ship in order to join the Third Wave.
All three MPs have denied any involvement in the Third Wave, the sources said.
Those who attended the series of Third Wave meetings were allegedly told Prime Minister Manele was warned “not to touch the People First Party (PFP),” Solomon Star was told yesterday.
In terms of the numerical standing, the PFP is said to have 14 MPs and are working to get two more MPs to join the Party. The Opposition grouping, on the other hand, is said to have 13.
Opposition Group is said to have been urged to join forces with the PFP in order to realize the intention of the Third Wave, which is the change of government.
In November 2023 a politically-inspired protest to force a change of government resulted in economic devastation, impacting rhe nation’s economic growth.
An interim report by the Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI) put the cost of destruction to properties, looting and burning in Chinatown, Kukum and the Ranadi areas at $800 million.
The nation is still recovering from the devastation.
By Alfred Sasako
