By Aloysius Laukai
A senior Bougainvillean Lawyer, JOEL MINISIPI NAVA says that Bougainvilleans need to vote talking leaders this round.
He says that with the coming national elections to be held in June this year, our people in Bougainville will again be allowed their democratic rights to choose leaders who will lead Bougainville in the future.
We Bougainvilleans need to understand that the coming national election is a very special one for us in Bougainville because we will be voting for 4 National MPs (Bougainville Regional, North ,Central, and South Bougainville) who will exert some influence at the National political level. These 4 MPs that we will vote for in the 2012 elections will play a major part for the Bougainville Referendum, weapons disposal, implementation of transfer of powers to Bougainville and Bougainville’s political future.
Therefore we need to vote for leaders who, apart from being knowledgeable in the above political issues, are also talkers particularly during National Parliament sessions.
Since 2005 up till now when Bougainville gained autonomy from PNG, the only Bougainville leaders who talked openly on Bougainville issues during national parliament sessions include the current President, Mr. John Momis and the current Governor General Sir. Michael Ogio.
National Leaders that we had thereafter, seemed to have been very silent in all Parliaments sessions though we had more on Bougainville issues and concerns to convey to PNG Government.
Although one or two of our current leaders may be seen as service deliverers, within their own electorates, that is not enough. Great Leaders are talkers and it is only through talking that they achieve something for their own people.
When a leader does not talk particularly when he is sitting among other leaders , other leaders may think that the people he represents are always satisfied and do not need anything. Also the general public will think that the leader is too shallow and does not understand the issues being discussed. Also people who do not talk are generally viewed as having low self-esteem and lack confidence in themselves.
There are National leaders in Bougainville who cannot even campaign for themselves because they cannot talk in front of the public. These leaders openly give public monies to people and institutions especially when election times are near. These are the leaders we need to avoid in Bougainville.
We, in Bougainville have so many issues (relating to Bougainville) to talk about during national Parliament sessions and if our leaders cannot talk openly, we will not achieve much on the issues of implementation of transfer of powers, referendum, weapons disposal.
The future of Bougainville is in our hands. We need to get good, talking leaders to Parliament. Let’s choose leaders who can talk.
A senior Bougainvillean Lawyer, JOEL MINISIPI NAVA says that Bougainvilleans need to vote talking leaders this round.
He says that with the coming national elections to be held in June this year, our people in Bougainville will again be allowed their democratic rights to choose leaders who will lead Bougainville in the future.
We Bougainvilleans need to understand that the coming national election is a very special one for us in Bougainville because we will be voting for 4 National MPs (Bougainville Regional, North ,Central, and South Bougainville) who will exert some influence at the National political level. These 4 MPs that we will vote for in the 2012 elections will play a major part for the Bougainville Referendum, weapons disposal, implementation of transfer of powers to Bougainville and Bougainville’s political future.
Therefore we need to vote for leaders who, apart from being knowledgeable in the above political issues, are also talkers particularly during National Parliament sessions.
Since 2005 up till now when Bougainville gained autonomy from PNG, the only Bougainville leaders who talked openly on Bougainville issues during national parliament sessions include the current President, Mr. John Momis and the current Governor General Sir. Michael Ogio.
National Leaders that we had thereafter, seemed to have been very silent in all Parliaments sessions though we had more on Bougainville issues and concerns to convey to PNG Government.
Although one or two of our current leaders may be seen as service deliverers, within their own electorates, that is not enough. Great Leaders are talkers and it is only through talking that they achieve something for their own people.
When a leader does not talk particularly when he is sitting among other leaders , other leaders may think that the people he represents are always satisfied and do not need anything. Also the general public will think that the leader is too shallow and does not understand the issues being discussed. Also people who do not talk are generally viewed as having low self-esteem and lack confidence in themselves.
There are National leaders in Bougainville who cannot even campaign for themselves because they cannot talk in front of the public. These leaders openly give public monies to people and institutions especially when election times are near. These are the leaders we need to avoid in Bougainville.
We, in Bougainville have so many issues (relating to Bougainville) to talk about during national Parliament sessions and if our leaders cannot talk openly, we will not achieve much on the issues of implementation of transfer of powers, referendum, weapons disposal.
The future of Bougainville is in our hands. We need to get good, talking leaders to Parliament. Let’s choose leaders who can talk.
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