Vote for our country and children

OUR development aspirations in a world driven by capitalism is only a pipe dream.
Some say we are only chasing the wind.
Why are we continuously bothered with economic growth and development in a district, province and nation ridden by corruption?
Simply because the gap between rich and poor will be widened and politician and people will forever be held at ransom.
Maybe the status quo will be improved or worsened every five years but the realities remain unchanged.
MV PNG is on the verge of sinking – writings are on the wall for us all to read and comprehend.
If change was to be emanated, then views and approaches towards development has to be more holistic and sustainable.
With you all the great minds here, we can raise the bar in every province to invest in strategic assets; unique flora and fauna, landscapes, fast flowing rivers, rich cultural heritages and others.
We can add value to those assets by tapping into eco-tourism – a very lucrative industry.
The monetary returns will be far more exceeding than total revenues of all sectors put together.
Locally customised development index can be developed to measure all aspects of development than the traditional GDP which only measures economic growth.
Charting a new way forward amidst a very busy world is quite a tremendous task but we are also trying to internalise global externalities such as climate change.
For those provinces preparing to go into polls must look out for politicians with policies geared towards all aspects of development rather than conventional old school politicians with policies and campaign strategies around economic and infrastructural development.
Let’s be innovatively smart and think national, global and act local.
One way to do just that is divorcing your power at the polling booth.
Vote for service delivery and our children.

Alexander Kaupa