Since the elections in 2012, Papua New Guinea has experienced a vast amount of change and stability. This stability has seen the advancements across education, health, infrastructure, the economy and law & order.
The international Governments, Private sectors and International communities have also recognized the changes made by the current Government of O’Neill / Dion. The Government of O’Neill / Dion during there term, has set high expectations on themselves. These high expectations for achievement could have potentially set them up for failure, but only due to them wanting to achieve so much in a 5 year term for PNG. Many of the programs being implemented under the current Government, have never been seen before. The policies below were the brain child of the current Prime Minister and his party the People’s National Congress (PNC): - Tuition Fee Free education; - Investment in quality higher education; - Free Health Care; - Significant Infrastructure funding; - Transfer of funds to sub national governments under the - Decentralisation strategy; - Policy to support growth in agriculture, tourism and SME. The Prime Minister Hon. Peter O’Neill, termed the “Can Do Prime Minister” by the international community, has been under pressure from day one in the top job. In a recent conversation with the Prime Minister Hon. Peter O’Neill, he commented “Papua New Guinea is seeing a time of stability, leadership and challenges. Our Government is here to do a job for the people of Papua New Guinea. This job is to deliver on the many services that our people have been deprived of over the last 20 years. I am not here in this job to look backwards, I am here to move this country forward. We are a young country, with lots of opportunity and I am an impatient man. We have lots to do, and we are not here to go slow.” In reviewing the facts around the Government investment in the 2014 budget, it is clear to see that this Government means business. The Government is investing heavily in key areas all across Papua New Guinea, with the largest areas of funding including: Infrastructure receives (K2,723.3 million), Health receives (K1,382.3 million), Law and Order receives (K1,296.0 million) including funding for provincial and local level government magistrates, Administration receives (K3,747.7million), Provinces receives (K3,638.4 million), Social receives (K227.1 million) and Education receives (K1,501.7 million) which includes K10 million for accreditation and infrastructure for the university of Technology and Economic and Agriculture receive (K777.9 million). To promote tourism and economic development, the budget invests K30 million to upgrade Port Moresby‟s airport, K15 million for Kokopo‟s airport, K10 million for New Ireland. “Since my time in Politics, one thing that is always overlooked by both the Politicians and the PNG People, are the facts. If you were to read the social media and other media items, I have reportedly meant to have been arrested over 6 times in the past 3 months. None of this is true, not at any point. Our Government and my party have also been targeted over the past few months trying to suggest a change in leadership. Lets be clear on this item. The PNC and the Government Ministers supporting the PNC are intact. My party the PNC, won the elections based on solid foundations of policy and strategies for the country. We implemented the policies, we have stuck by our policies, we are investing in our policies and we are seeing the changes being achieved. While 90% of the PNG parliament is maturing and working for positive outcomes, the Opposition continues with nonsense trying to get people believe there is corruption at hand, that the leadership is changing, that the PNC is falling apart. None of this is true and it has never been true.” So with the investment happening as part of a record 2014 budget, a determined Prime Minister with a very clear message of “we are here to implement and achieve for PNG”. The future seems very bright for the coming years. Comments are closed.
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