Buai as source of income is an excuse

SIR Winston Churchill once said “the road to
hell always begins with a good intention”.
If, in the name of sustenance and survival, we ig­nore the stench, filth and a host of health and environmental challenges, what other issues will our society wink at?
If our people think it is okay to sell and chew buai be­cause it financially be­nefits a certain segment of our population, then one can easily apply the same logic to prostitution, gambling and nightclubs.
Do we legalise prostitution just because it is the only way a sex worker can earn an income?
Do we turn a blind eye on nightclubs, beer outlets and gambling houses because they are a source of income for some?
Good intentions are only part of the equation.
One must engage in healthy, clean and noble activities to achieve those intentions.
The uncontrolled sale and consumption of buai
is already crippling our urban areas such as Wa­bag, Hagen, Kainantu and Lae.
We must not let the buai culture bury our capital city and act to curb this unhealthy and filth-ridden en­terprise.
The more one delays, the harder it will be to control it.
What Governor Po­wes Parkop is doing is the right thing.

Kondervan
Mt Hagen