PNG Politics and Politicians are Sinking PNG instead of Taking it Back from Sinking

Commentary by Samson Komati
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In PNG political parties have become mere stepping stones for politicians to commoditise their mandated positions for love of money than defending national and peoples interests.
It seems politicians are not worried about any of the biggest problems and challenges affecting PNG these days because PSIP and DSIP totalling whopping K20 Million per seat for 118 MPs is significantly important than opening the can of worms against their own government (hands that feed them). 
The Opposition of PNG has gone cold silent and we don’t know to this day who are the Shadow Ministers in the Opposition and have yet to see any of these Shadow Ministers, if they ever exist, come out and speak for the people and economy of PNG against the Government and offer alternative policies to bail PNG out of the economic and social problems. Opposition MPs are supporting Government in attending some events organised by Government like recent launch of MTDP 4 at APEC Haus Port Moresby a few weeks ago.

The silence of all MPs in this term of Parliament is scary. Something is definitely brewing from this prolonged deliberately deafening silence from 99.99% of 118 MPs now. 
Actually I feel like a politician when raising alarm bell on key issues affecting the country when the VOTED and MANDATED POLITICIANS seem to care more about money for their little projects for their constituencies than the bigger issues affecting our economy, people and country.
It’s seems MPs are afraid and scared to offend the Prime Minister because when they do their PSIP and DSIP grants will somehow be delayed or decreased from being released to their treasuries in time to deliver whatever projects outlined in their so-called 5-year development plans for 2023-2027.
The silence of the politicians and their endless following of money shows very clearly that they have commoditise their mandated positions towards love of money ahead and beyond their traditional roles as law makers and policy makers and defenders of the Constitution of PNG. 
When people like me and others raise key national issues on social media and other avenues daily on corruption, lawlessness, devaluation of Kina, fuel crisis, hyper inflation, debt crisis, unemployment crisis, decline on quality of education and healthcare systems, illicit trades & tax avoidance/ evasion schemes, decaying national public infrastructures, blotted u productive public service systems and others, absolute silence is coming from both Government and Opposition MPs.
Are you government and opposition MPs colluding and compromising your mandated responsibilities for the love of money and forsaking love of PNG? 
Are you all dumb, deaf, blind, mute, or dead? The people who elected the whole lot of you seem to be asleep as well. When such happens, only a few control the powers of the country and do whatever they want and that is recipe for destruction and desolation of our democracy and way of life. 
We have many pressing issues yet politicians are silent and it’s raising alarm bells amongst all educated elites and professionals nationwide as to what has happened to NEC and Parliament and the 118 MPs that were elected or mandated by people in 2022 NGE?
When elected leaders demand accountability and transparency amongst other fellow elected leaders in NEC and Parliament and everywhere, that is when critical leadership and accountability and good governance reigns over our nation. Right now I see our politicians running around in groups of people like school of fish heading one direction where there is money, nothing else drives or attracts or impresses them.
Sorry but I have to admit these realities as an independent observation and call for you all politicians to WAKE UP and SAVE PNG from sinking!
Samson Komati
PNG Think Tank Group Inc

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