Memorandum of agreements

IT is time to take stock of what has happened in the immediate past on memorandum of agreements (MoAs) for natural resource development.
Total says they will start work on the natural gas project with an initial investment of US$13 billion (about K44.29 billion) and that is fine.
We, the citizens, want to know the level of funding and the MoA signed that will assist the development of this country.
We have seen and experienced many development agreements but have never materialised into development of PNG.
PNG is now worse off than it was before the exploitations of our natural resources by the trans-national corporations.
The truth is, PNG was better off without those resource developments.
Do we need to have the trans-national companies continue to exploit us and our god given resources?
Something has gone wrong, our natural resources have gone forever, departed our shores yet there is nothing to show here but the huge holes in our land.
PNG is still primitive as ever.
I understand the PM intends to review all the agreements of natural resource developments, I for one whole hearted agree.
PM, do it you have a lot of us behind you, supporting you. This shady deals and MoA must be a thing of the past, one such deal is the Ramu Cobalt and Nickel mine agreement signed recently.
PNG people and the nation must be rich not in name only but their bank accounts must prove that too.
Are you with me and the prime minister, PNG? Common say it loud so that the whole world can hear us (PNG). Let us get out of poverty in a natural resource rich country.

Goll Damud, Madang