He made the statement after being heckled by the Government caucus when questioning Prime Minister Peter O’Neill on the financing of APEC 2018 in PNG.
Polye asked O’Neill on the actual figure the Government was spending on the APEC Summit and was moving to his second question when the government coalition interjected with comments and boos.
“Shut up and listen!” shouted Polye.
He further stated: “You don’t understand the economy, you listen. You economy illiterate leaders in this house.”
