Parties not working hard

Letters

IT is becoming very costly for the office of the registry of political parties and candidates in Papua New Guinea to carry out awareness and roadshows just to strengthen the relationship between registered political parties and voters.
It seems as if most registered political parties sit and wait, expecting results to show up.
This is unfair.
We currently have 46 registered political parties.
Twenty-four parties have serving members in parliament while 22 parties do not have any serving member.
It is improper for the office of the registry of political parties and candidates to pay the parties and at the same time struggling to bridge the gap between parties and voters through awareness.
What is the role of the party executives?
Party executives should work hard to organise rallies and conventions and bring themselves closer to the voters so people can know their policies and what they stand for.
Donor funding, tax payers’ money or party membership contribution cannot be wasted on paying parties who cannot be competitive during election periods.
What is the purpose of registering a political party when you cannot work hard to put a member to serve in parliament?
The Organic Law on Integrity of Political Parties and Candidates Commission should come up with a limit to deter parties who cannot put a member into Parliament, which means the office should have the power to deregister a party who fails to secure a seat in the parliament after the national general election.

Hanam Bill Sandu,
Wewak Island LLG