Where to from here WHP?

Barack Obama’s inaugural this year, Bush calling Howard a man of steel on the international scene.And in PNG the famous Kapal Haus on fire built not by the national government but the provincial government in Lucas Roika and Philip Kapal’s reign.

Today Wingti and Olga are at loggerheads over who should be the governor of the province? And the 17,000 vote one’s (1) for Wai Rapa and vote two’s (2) for Tom Olga, all signed by one electoral officer demeaning the credible status (if any) of the Electoral Commission, putting into chaos trust and confidence bestowed in the leadership of this province.

There have been confirmed discrepancies as stated by the returning officer, so should that power struggle be classified as the clash of the titans? Or a rush of desperate power hungry radicals who get what they want at the expense of other people’s lives and public or private properties.In 2007 general elections there were the first four in count one namely Paias Wingti, Tom Olga, Wai Rapa and Wan Wak.

Can Alwyn Jimmy tell us after the 17,000 votes were misused as stated in the Post-Courier where does the Electoral Commission today place Wan Wak, Tom P Watinga and Jack Jimben who trailed honestly with sweat in pursuance of the regional seat? These guys were true and noble titans who fairly clashed.Western Highlands is a strategic province. Like Moresby being the jewel of the Pacific, WHP will always remain the heartbeat of PNG and what transpires from here normally affects politics, religion and the economy in this country.

Important decisions and good leadership qualities need to be portrayed here as we can be the symbol to other provinces.To start off with here, there is no change in infrastructure developments in this province after 2007 elections. Priority identified to build this province by the present administration is focused on the Transport Division. The transport division to hire cars and run WHP. The most logical option available.Are there concerned, credible Western Highlanders out there, Hellow – Yellow?

Wan Wallace Wak

Mount Hagen, WHP

*** People of WHP are tired of leadership struggle between pot-bellied and power-hungry politicians who only think about themselves. We want leaders who can put the interests of the people of WHP first and deliver goods and services to the villages.

Western Highlands is a province of Papua New Guinea. The provincial capital is Mount Hagen.
The province covers an area of 8,500 km², and there are 440,025 inhabitants (2000 census), making the Western Highlands one of the most densely populated provinces. Tea and coffee are grown in the Western Highlands. Mount Wilhelm, the tallest mountain in Papua New Guinea, is on the border of the Western Highlands and Chimbu Provinces. (Western Highlands Provincial flag is shown, above left)