PNG Leaders lack integrity
IT has become patently obvious that some of our national leaders are taking advantage of their positions as policy makers and the legislators of this land. Whenever we hear of parliamentarians involved in deals between the state and big businesses, the ever-present shadow of corruption seems to loom large. Have we ever asked ourselves why many members live lavish lifestyles after they have been elected to office? If they were men of wealth and power before parliament, how their riches seem to have increased manifold. How many, if not all of them, entered office as individuals of modest means, but have somehow become the clichéd “overnight millionaire”? Do we stop to question their conduct in a way that does not rely on the “what’s in it for me” attitude? Have we stopped to really ponder why the culture on self-enrichment and placing oneself ahead of the greater good seems to be a significantly accurate epithet for leadership in this country? This may not be true for all o