Waziri Mkuu wa Australia Tony Abbott hayuko peke yake katika kuusaka umaarufu wa kimataifa. Mtangulizi wake Kevin Rudd alipenda sana kusikika duniani kote. Hata hivyo, jaribio lake la hivi karibuni la kujaribu kina cha maji cha siasa hatari za kutafutwa kwa ndege iliyopotea liliwasha moto wa wakosoaji wake.

Zoezi la kutafuta ndege hiyo ya shirika la ndege la Malaysia yenye namba MH370 limekuwa likiendelea kwenye bahari ya hindi kuelekea magharibi mwa Perth. Huku akimwulikwa na vyombo vya habari vya dunia wakati wa ziara yake nchini China, Abbott kwa furaha kabisa alitangaza tarehe 12 Aprili 2014 kwamba:

Tuna uhakika kwamba tunajua welekeo wa kifaa cha taarifa za ndege hiyo (black box) kwa umbali wa kilometa kadhaa, lakini uhakika wa mahali kilipo kifaa hicho si sawa na kuokoa mabaki ya ndege hiyo yaliyoko takribani kilometa nne na nusu chini cha usawa wa bahari.

Kusikia hivyo, Wachina walivutiwa kwa sababu abiria wengi wa ndege hiyo iliyopotea ni Wachina.

Ilimaanisha vingi kwamba baade alionekana kuyakwepa matamshi hayo alipokuwa akizungumza na vyombo vya habari tarehe 28 Aprili.

Once "V confident" of finding #MH370's black box, Oz Pm Abbott now "baffled & disappointed" as search draws blank http://t.co/WLJo9fnfxE

— Jon Donnison (@JonDonnison) April 28, 2014

Wakati mwingine alikuwa na uhakika wa kukipata kifaa cha taarifa za ndege namba MH370, sasa Waziri Mkuu Abbott ameshangazwa na kuvunjwa moyo kwa sababu zoezi la utafutaji ndege umekwama

Wengi waliona kama ni kujichanganya mwenyewe:

Why did Tony Abbott tell the world weeks ago he was 'confident' Australian military had found #MH370 plane's black box? #auspol

— Sandra K Eckersley (@SandraEckersley) April 26, 2014

Kwa nini Tony Abbott aliuambia ulimwengu mzima majuma machache yaliyopita kwamba alikuwa na uhakika jeshi la Australia limekipata kifaa cha taarifa za ndege MH370?

Abbott doesn't think he said in China that Aust had found MH370……. but rest of world took that from his words!

— Agnes Mack (@AgnessMack) April 28, 2014

Abbott hadhani kabisa kwamba aliwaambia Wachina Australia imefanikiwa kuipata ndege ya MH370…lakini dunia nzima iliamini hayo kutokana na matamshi yake!

Akionekana kutokuogopa matatizo zaidi, Waziri Mkuu huyo alikwenda kwenye mkutano na waandishi wa habari:

Abbott: "This is probably the most difficult search in human history." #MH370

— Jenna Guillaume (@JennaGuillaume) April 28, 2014

Zoezi hili huenda likawa gumu kuliko ilivyowahi kutokea wakati wowote wa historia.

#MH370 Does Abbott know no shame? Please show some consideration for the families and stop hyping this up?

— Duke of Martin Place (@lightonhill) April 28, 2014

Hivi Abbott anajua chochote kuhusu fedheha? tafadhali onyesha kujali hisia za wanafamilia na acha kutangaza mambo usiyo na hakika nayo

Mambo yaliwaka kwenye mtandao wa Twita ambapo uzi unaohusiana na matamshi hayo ulianzishwa kumtuhumu kujaribu kuhamisha welekeo wa mjadala kufuatia kashfa mbaya kuhusu jamaa zake wa chama cha Liberal wanaokabiliwa na mashitaka mbele ya Tume Huru ya Ufisadi [ICAC] huko New South Wales. Kujiuzulu kwa Waziri Mkuu juma lililopita kulifuatiwa na kuwajibika wa watu wengine zaidi kisiasa kuhusiana na utakatishaji wa fedha haramu.

Lol Abbott's 14:00 presser about #MH370 What a joke, distraction from money laundering allegations at #icac #auspol

— Quiet_Please (@Quiet__Please) April 28, 2014

Matamshi ya Abbott kuhusu ndege ya MH370 ni utani. Anataka kuhamisha welekeo wa mjadala wa kashfa ya fedha chafu inayorindima kwenye Tume Huru ya Ufisadi

Abbott declared hunt for MH370 "the greatest search in the history of man". But ICAC's hunt into the Liberal party might eclipse it #auspol

— Count de Monet (@Gordicans) April 28, 2014

Abbott alitangaza kwamba zoezi la kutafuta ndege kuwa ni utafutaji wa kihistoria. Ila (asisahau) zoezi la utafutaji linalofanywa na Tume Huru ya Ufisadi linaweza kulifunika zoezi hilo

Tony Abbott amejiandaa kuweka fedha zake mahali anakokujua yeye kiujanja, lakini baadhi wanadhani ni kupoteza wakati tu:

19 days ago Aus officials hoped to find #MH370 wreckage within "a matter of days." Now we're talking months. And $60 million in resources.

— Chico Harlan (@chicoharlan) April 28, 2014

Siku 19 zilizopita maafisa wa Australia walitarajia kupata mabaki ya Ndege ya MH370 ndani ya siku chache. Sasa hivi imechukua miezi. Na zimetumia $milioni 60

Eneo la utafutaji kwa mara nyingine limepanuliwa, kwa kuwa dunia yote inatazama zoezi hilo katika hali ya kutokuamini:

So Abbott's basically saying they have no idea where the hell #MH370 is. http://t.co/m1VvnS7g4J

— Matt Young (@MattYoung) April 28, 2014

Kwa hiyo Abbott kimsingi anasema hawajui lolote iliko ndege ya MH370