Stop conflict and tribal fight

THIS is an open letter to the Kagua Erave citizens, especially to the inhabitants of Sugu Valley.
Kagua Erave electorate is one of PNGs most backward in terms of basic service access with political leadership being nonexistent over the years since the day of former House of Assembly Representative and senior statesman Christopher Yano Belo.
The colonial era of spic and span is now evidenced by overgrown playing fields, unkempt public servants living quarters, service delivery mechanisms falling apart and those in authority growing pot bellies complemented with water melon seed mashers.
Compound this with a dose of tribal conflict erupting in the Sugu Valley now going on unchecked and the death toll continues to mount each day.
We have tribes armed with machetes, modern day weaponry consisting of high powered guns, hand grenades, binoculars and we can add the hand held transmitting devices, non-other than the mobile phone.
Nothing will come as surprise if one tribe lays their hands on a bazooka.
According to a Facebook post, the death toll on one side stands at 13 people, while the other side stands at six.
This was five days ago and these figures represent those bodies that have been accounted for. Properties and homes have been razed.
The most affected are old people, children and the disabled.
The question one needs to ask here is if there is any form of government representation in Kagua.
There used to district administrators, patrol officers, police officers etc, mostly these officers would be the first ones to jump up and down requesting assistance from our local Member of Parliament.
Where are our police officers on the ground in Kagua? Where is our administrator and his team of peace brokers? Where is our Member of Parliament in this time of strife?
Our people from both sides of the conflict are displaced, abused and slaughtered like animals. Children and woman are also being targeted now.
Sons, daughter and relatives of Sugu Valley, if you are reading this letter, I am appealing to you all to take into consideration the toll of what is going on right now.
We need to stand together and end this madness. We need to take ownership of this conflict and end it, now.
Sugu Valley brothers, stop killing each other. Stop it now or those of you alive will regret it for the rest of your lives. Please do it for your children and their future.
Some great leaders of the world have shared some great words of wisdom and I leave this one from Winston Churchill: “attitude is a little thing that goes a long way”

Richard Yasi, Wambu Logo