Government MP's under fire for missing Solomons parliament
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Solomon Islands' Opposition leader Manasseh Sogavare attacks government MP's parliament attendance.
Solomon Islands' Opposition leader Manasseh Sogavare has attacked government parliamentarians for not attending parliament meetings.
Mr Sogavare says Solomon Islands current meeting of parliament, which ends on Wednesday, has been the worst in terms of attendance.
He says a number of government ministers and backbenchers have been absent from the daily sessions of parliament.
Speaking in parliament, Mr Sogavare said government ministers have even failed to turn up to support the prime minister's motion to end the current meeting of parliament.
"We expect ministers and backbenchers to fill the seats allocated to them, when they listen to this side of the house debate or anyone, and respond to the issues and the concerns raised by the prime minister of this country," he said.
"At least that is you're respecting the prime minister and what we are seeing now is not straight, Mr Speaker, when we have empty seats, for this parliament it is a disrespect to the prime minister of this country."
