O’Neill rejects doom sayers

By DULCIE OREKE
GOVERNMENT does not and will not subscribe to negative and meaningless views from “doom sayers”, Prime Minister Peter O’Neill says.
“We have a good government now in office and we can do better than ever before but our critics continue to look at us negatively,” he said.
Delivering his Independence anniversary message during a flag-raising ceremony in Port Moresby on Sunday, O’Neill said only leaders without ability, vision and experience would yell and scream.
“Those who know the job will shut up and get the job done,” he said.
He said the government knew their job. 
“We have the most experienced Cabinet since 1975. That is why our government will talk less and deliver more,” he said.
“I see us as a nation of people that has moved along in leaps and bounds in 37 years, sometimes not so smoothly, but slowly moving in the right direction towards prosperity.”
He said PNG had advanced as a nation with some successes, many failures and some missed opportunities in all aspects of its development.
“I see us as a nation of people that can do better for ourselves in terms of lifting our own and our nation’s economic, political and social development,” O’Neill said. 
“Our government is government of inclusiveness, reconciliation and strong leadership that is capable of producing productively for our people and our nation.
“We are a government that is committed to making positive changes that will improve the lives of all our people.”