Show respect for other people’s turf

 THE ethnic violence in Lae City in the last couple of days is just the burst of the “over grown bubble” of public dissent by the land owners of Morobe as a result of the failure by authorities to properly monitor and manage the increase in number of settlers and their activities.

Many centres such as Port Moresby, Hagen, Goroka, Madang and Kimbe are heading in that direction or have reached breaking point.

It is critical for the National Executive Council to immediately direct the relevant departments and committees to create and implement policies to address the urban drift and to address and accommodate the agenda of settlements.

Landowners of provinces must be addressed and authorities and business community must align with policies that are more inclusive of landowners and their interests.

Development indicators for every province must be evaluated, especially in those provinces which contribute the largest percent of urban drifters.

It is the national culture to be landowners and to enjoy the privileges of the providence given by God. 

Let us respect each other’s boundaries and behave with respect and dignity on another man’s land or in another man’s house as we would want them to behave and conduct themselves if they were on our land or in our house

GAnoks

9mile, Lae