Cultural show aims to unite people

OVER the preceding weeks, many people expressed negativity and decried the staging of the Maborasa cultural show.
They claimed it was unwise to waste money on this event while coastal and island people were facing food and water problems and escalating crime rate in town.
They claimed the money allocated for this event was a waste and should have been used to cater for the named pressing issues.
It’s true that the ban on fish and sea water has affected not only islanders and coastal people but the main land and inland areas.
This did not deter governor Peter Yama of his plans. He knew there were problems at hand and the majority would go against this idea, but he continued to stage the festival.
At the end of the day, he had proven to the people that he was not indecisive such as the previous governors.
He knew these issues needed collective effort especially the poisoning of sea water in Madang.
This was a worst disaster PNG has never experienced before.
To address this tragedy, it required collective effort.
He therefore created this avenue to host the festival and get the people together and battle this problem and thus the outcome of the show clearly showed that Madang was now united.
The mainland and coastal people dominated the show and expressed great satisfaction on the simplicity and hospitality the governor rendered.
The people had seen and experienced Yama’s wisdom and leadership.
He is a true Madang and I believe he would fight for the welfare of his people, his culture and his environment.

Luwi James,
Madang