The events that occurred at the PNG Defence Force
Headquarters two weeks ago, is a clear indictment that the Government in office
now is illegitimate and they are there illegally.
This illegitimacy must be corrected by those politicians who, in the first place caused this political quagmire to occur says Southern Highlands Governor Anderson Agiru.
“The legitimate Government led by the Grand Chief Sir Michael is struggling to get back to Office. This is because the Legislature and elements of the Executive, public servants and certain members of the Royal PNG Constabulary, continually block his Government’s resumption of office.
“What transpired at the Defence Force Headquarters is the clearest warning of what might be seeing soon, if rule of law and those in positions of authority compromised their positions, knowingly and willingly. We both, politicians or civil servants will live to witness and suffer the consequence of these conducts.
“I must warn in the strongest terms that politicians and public servants must permit rule of law to reign in our country. I must further warn you that today it might be easy to get away with our unlawful conducts. As true as night turns to day, the long arms of the law will catch up with you, in the fullness of time,” Mr Agiru said.
He said time was now, for them to correct the wrong.
“The speed at which settlement must be found is critical, without compromising the Supreme Court orders.
“We do accept the fact that numbers have moved. They moved because of the culture adopted to conduct government businesses. We have all learnt and realise that, to move forward we need to correct all the wrongs first, while admitting our failures.
“We may think all is well seeing things from within but looking in from the international perspective, we look terrible. The continuation of the current political impasse will result in our country experiencing further unmeasurable and irreparable credibility damages.
“We will be viewed as a lawless state and a country where rule of law does not exist. Where transparent and lawful businesses can be conducted and lawful agreements can be honoured. The international community must not view our country to be a nation not trustworthy of conducting commercial and international relations within the “international rules of engagement”.
“We are no longer an isolated island state surrounded by a huge body of ocean. That was true 20 years ago. We are part of an interdependent global economy, competing with nations within our region. We compete for capital to development of our socio-economic infrastructure and corporate addresses for some of the global conglomerates which mobilise men, money and machinery for resource intensive natural resource harvest operations around the world. We must act lawfully and accept judgements, even if they are not to our liking,” saidMr Agiru said.
He said the people’s Constitution had reigned supreme for 36 years. He said it had never before been tested with the same degree of ferocity, in history. “Papua New Guineans must act decisively and not allow foul conducts of a few today, to create a regrettable precedent for our children,” Mr Agiru said.
This illegitimacy must be corrected by those politicians who, in the first place caused this political quagmire to occur says Southern Highlands Governor Anderson Agiru.
“The legitimate Government led by the Grand Chief Sir Michael is struggling to get back to Office. This is because the Legislature and elements of the Executive, public servants and certain members of the Royal PNG Constabulary, continually block his Government’s resumption of office.
“What transpired at the Defence Force Headquarters is the clearest warning of what might be seeing soon, if rule of law and those in positions of authority compromised their positions, knowingly and willingly. We both, politicians or civil servants will live to witness and suffer the consequence of these conducts.
“I must warn in the strongest terms that politicians and public servants must permit rule of law to reign in our country. I must further warn you that today it might be easy to get away with our unlawful conducts. As true as night turns to day, the long arms of the law will catch up with you, in the fullness of time,” Mr Agiru said.
He said time was now, for them to correct the wrong.
“The speed at which settlement must be found is critical, without compromising the Supreme Court orders.
“We do accept the fact that numbers have moved. They moved because of the culture adopted to conduct government businesses. We have all learnt and realise that, to move forward we need to correct all the wrongs first, while admitting our failures.
“We may think all is well seeing things from within but looking in from the international perspective, we look terrible. The continuation of the current political impasse will result in our country experiencing further unmeasurable and irreparable credibility damages.
“We will be viewed as a lawless state and a country where rule of law does not exist. Where transparent and lawful businesses can be conducted and lawful agreements can be honoured. The international community must not view our country to be a nation not trustworthy of conducting commercial and international relations within the “international rules of engagement”.
“We are no longer an isolated island state surrounded by a huge body of ocean. That was true 20 years ago. We are part of an interdependent global economy, competing with nations within our region. We compete for capital to development of our socio-economic infrastructure and corporate addresses for some of the global conglomerates which mobilise men, money and machinery for resource intensive natural resource harvest operations around the world. We must act lawfully and accept judgements, even if they are not to our liking,” saidMr Agiru said.
He said the people’s Constitution had reigned supreme for 36 years. He said it had never before been tested with the same degree of ferocity, in history. “Papua New Guineans must act decisively and not allow foul conducts of a few today, to create a regrettable precedent for our children,” Mr Agiru said.
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