Rabaul leadership a living nightmare

RABAUL is becoming a living nightmare for law-abiding citizens.
Continuous youth fights and associated social disorder is creating unwarranted pressure on schools, the community and business houses.
The short and long-term effects of the situation in Rabaul needs serious consideration.
Schools and businesses are being forced to close every now and then due to the anti-social and criminal actions of juvenile delinquents. What can society build, progress and develop under these circumstances?
There has been a complete lack of leadership being demonstrated from all levels of government in Rabaul. Leadership behind closed doors is not leadership.
Where is the rule of law? Where are the authorities? Where is the action?
PNG MPs and local government leaders love to be project managers in allocating and expending funds, and in the execution of their roles. So, as self-appointed project managers, take the good with the bad and claim ownership of issues affecting your province, your district and your LLG.
This raises an important question on leadership in PNG.
At what point is elected or appointed leadership so bad, as manifested by the state of affairs in a given electorate, that the leaders with the relevant delegated functions of responsibility ought to resign, or be forced to resign?
There should be repercussions on bad and poor leadership.
Waiting five years to change electoral leadership in the PNG context is not a mechanism that can be trusted. PNG does not have the quality of democracy that has the capacity to manage these leadership shocks.
I urge the Ombudsman Commission to test the Leadership Code section 27(1) and 27(3) of the Constitution in regards to the “moral responsibility” a leader has of their electorate in the performance of their duties; and
the calling into question of a leader’s public integrity as an office holder.
Can the OC test whether the integrity of a leader should be measured solely on the yardstick of being ethically sound?
And test whether the integrity of a leader includes their lack of capability and performance in managing risk, harm and loss of sustenance, livelihood, liberty and life in their electorates.
This is not just a Rabaul issue. This is a PNG leadership issue.

Deni ToKunai
Duke of York Island