Prime Minister Charlot Salwai's proposal to increase the number of Ministries from 13 to 17 was to be debated today in a special sitting of parliament.
The proposal, which required a constitutional amendment, faced opposition among some political parties, and sparked a peaceful protest outside parliament this morning.
With the opposition leader, Ishmael Kalsakau, signalling a legal challenge to the move, the government has now dropped the plan.
