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By Jaymogs Kome PNGeans, we seem to FORGET things very easily and blow with the wind of PROPAGANDA to believe falsified make-believe social media posts, controlled mainstream media headlines (controlled by conglomerate Foreign companies & former regime), and gossips on the streets. We have forgotten these FACTS: 1. The K37 billion loan (dinau) incurred by former Prime Minister Peter O'Neill that you and me and our children will have to 'repay' in the years to come. 2. The inflated contracts in billions of Kina by Peter O'Neill that was swept under the carpet in the name of "Infrastructure". The 10% cuts, and excessive over priced costs for all infrastructures are something that PNGeans must know. For example, the back road from 9mile to Gerehu/Baruni costed almost to a billion Kina when it should be contructed for a K100 million less. The cost of the wharf reconstruction in Lae is also questionable, amongst all other similar inflated infrastructures. 3. The much talked about APEC and its unforeseen benefits! The APEC has costed this country and its people over K2 billion. O'Neill promised PNGeans that the APEC will bring tangible benefits to PNGeans and it was worth spending to host the APEC. Where are the benefits? We know the cost is excessive in billions of Kina funded through the Exim Bank Loan in billions. 4. The PNG Games and SP Games spending on the games infrastructures. Additional Billions of Kina were spent here. All moneys spent on hosting these games went unaccounted for. Construction of the Games facilities were awarded to O'Neill's wantoks at "inflated" costs. The formula: inflated contracts + wantoks= kickbacks. 5. The many inflated contracts awarded by O'Neill to wantoks still remain unaccounted, and made many more PNGeans become beggars on the streets selling Chinese made products. We were treated second-fiddle to the Chinese, Indians, Sri Lankans and the Westerners including Australians. 6. Appointments of Key Public Service positions were controlled and manipulated by Peter O'Neill. You can now see these positions still occupied by O'Neill's wantoks. What about the rest of PNGeans, where will you get your job, in the private sector? 7. There are still many unanswered questions surrounding the impartiality and independence of the "THREE ARMS OF GOVERNMENT". O'Neill's maladministration and dysfunctional government brought disrepute to the independence and respect to this very key institutions that hold the fabrics of our democracy, particularly the public bashing the Judiciary receives from the social media. 8. The Health and Education sectors received billions of Kina every yearly. Substandard medicines, substandard school materials, and award of inflated contractors to Wantoks were part of governance and administration cycle of Peter O'Neill. Yet PNGeans easily forget! 9. In the past 8 years of O'Neill administration, this country suffered many accumulated governance and corrupt issues that is economically crippling this country now. Yet we seem to forget fast. 10. And you add the list here on all the bad things done by Peter O'Neill in the past 8 years which we seem to forget easily, including "giving away SME businesses" to foreigners like the Chinese and Indians (PO's inlaws). What is Marape-Steven Government doing now to correct the above that we PNGeans cannot be patient enough to see what's happening in just 11 months in office? * The first fearless and proactive action taken by the Marape-Steven Government is the passing of the ICAC Law to fight "corruption", which Peter O'Neill was too scared to do because O'Neill knew his back was not clean. * O'Neill spent billions of Kina on inflated contracts recklessly without proper economic benefits analysis, but Marape-Steven Government has now created a "RESOURCE HUB" for PNGeans to benefit from, including the Agriculture K200m loan facility, the Forest resources review (thereafter a benefit stream will be created for landowners and PGs), the Fisheries Act and Benefits review amongst others like the Extractive Sector reviews (mining & petroleum resources). * The focus on Resources Sectors is the only way forward to "Take-Back-PNG" and make PNGeans become rich and economically self reliant. There's NO OTHER WAY to salvage PNGeans from economic poverty. We become beggars on our own lands to the Chinese and other foreign conglomerates. It is about time we say ENOUGH is ENOUGH! * PO gave away SME businesses to foreigners including sub contracts and school material supplies and purchase of medical supplies amongst others. But the Marape-Steven Government is taking back the SMEs and giving back to PNGeans. Now PNGeans will soon see moneys in your accounts. * O'Neill and past governments "Exempted Tax" to multinational corporations operating our oil, gas and mineral resources. The past governments operated a covert "under the table cuts" deals with giant mining and petroleum companies for the "EXTENSION" of their mining and petroleum leases. But the Marape-Steven Government is turning this TABLE UPSIDE-DOWN! Proper benefits must go to the landowners, Provincial Governments and the rest of PNGeans. * The previous O'Neill-Namah Government seige political power (illegally) through military (dictatorial) styled takeover from the country's most respected elder and Grand Chief Sir Michael Thomas Somare when GC Somare was on sick bed in Singapore. However, the Marape-Steven Government (which was legally mandated and elected by 101 mps through a VONC) is putting in place governance mechanisms to scrutinise such important processes to avoid future recurrences including respecting the Court processes. In sum, PNGeans must allow the Marape-Steven Government to govern for the remaining balance of 2022 and make criticisms thereafter. It is still prematured to judge Marape-Steven Government performance because the Marape-Steven Government is not a year old yet. Let's respect the good work and progress the Marape-Steven Government is doing. Top morning and God bless you all! 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