Minigir people missing out

I WRITE on behalf of my beloved Minigir speakers in Kokopo district.
We have been dubbed the last frontier and have yet to receive proper roads, electricity or health facilities.
Despite contributing sig­nificantly to the pro­vince’s copra and cocoa exports, it seems we are always the forgotten lot and our struggles year in year out remain the same.
Our roads from Rainau plantation to Bilur and Marmar villages have been in a bad state for more than 20 years.
We still use kerosene lamps even though we are not that far from Kokopo compared to Toma or Vunapalding, which have electricity.
Recently-settled places such as Gelagela and Sikut also seem to have progressed more rapidly.
Our neighbours from Bitapaka, where our Go­vernor Leo Dion hails from, seem better off than us.
I urge all my Minigir brothers and sisters to cast our votes for the right leaders in this coming election.
We have been overlooked for too long.

Naronge Ka
Taubs