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by David Wanoko Peter Graham's resignation comes as an unwelcoming and rude suprise to the many patriotic Papua New Guinean's who pinned their hopes in the ' Take Back PNG' manifesto of Prime Minister James Marape I know there's many highly intellectual and qualified nationals who can easily take over where Mr. Graham leaves and most probably many will not agree with me but I dare to grab the bull by its horns to air my thoughts.... take it or leave it. Peter Graham is of a class with more than 27 years of international exposure at CEO levels in the US and PNG. PNG was very very fortunate to have him at a time crucial to our economic survival. Untill he came along, ' Investor Confidence' was the biggest thing of past governments. No Prime Minister or even state ministers for that matter dared to ask critical questions or dream big. Sussessive government's played second fiddle to foreign corporate giants in our own land. The unequatible benefit sharing arrangements, tax free concessions, environmental pollutions, the mistreatment of resource owners and the list goes on. Every time we staked our claim for a better deal in new projects, the reality always turn out to be the same. The PNG LNG is a classic case in point. Untill we shallow our pride and open our eyes to the realities we stand by nature's design to be disadvantaged. Superiority inferiority complex is a real curse to the black race. You might term it as resource curse but at the negotiation table the white men have an edge over our kind. English is their language and they stand on hundreds and thousands of years of building block experience their ancestors laid over time. They belong to exclusive clubs and they speak the club language. Peter Graham is one in the top bracket and he understands the mechanisms and the politics at play. You might also mention the corporate profit motivated greed that makes top CEOs and negotiators to be men of steel. For 40 years or so since independence we were on the receiving end untill Peter Graham decided to join us, the table turned and the pendulum shifted. We were able to take over Ok Teri and run it successfully. We have been for the first time able to stand up to a bullie in BNL. How could we have reached all of that if it wasn't for Peter Graham. The paradime had shifted and eyes wide open now. We see that 'Investor Confidance' is an enslavement outdated term used very often to mislead us. Next : Vote Of NO Confidence : What Is It? Note: Let Your Views be heard : Send all your Political Commentaries to us through our email : pngfacts@gmail.com Share this
Taliko
21/10/2020 03:43:10 pm
Peter Graham is needed by this country. After delivering PNGLNG project successfully (on time & within budget) and also ensuring success of two largest LO companies in TWL and HGDC, he left his high paying job as MD of Exxon-Mobile PNG to assist this country take over a struggling company in OK TEDI MINE (OTML). OK TEDI is now paying billions in dividends and taxes to this government. Comments are closed.
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