By
PETER ANDREW KOLIP
At the recent People’s National Congress (PNC) Party
Convention in Lae, Prime Minister Peter O’Neill indicated that the party will
push to have the Constitution changed in some segments.
I am not a
lawyer but I must state here that this is a bad move.
Being the
largest political party in the current coalition, it will have no problems
making the proposed changes.
I am not a
supporter of the Opposition either.
Anyway, the Opposition members were once in
Government that changed the Constitution last time around, so this is for all
MPs to know that no MP should support any move that is aimed at undermining the
Constitution.
The question
is why do we need to change it?
What is wrong with the Constitution that it needs to
be changed?
Please tell
the PNG public what is wrong with the Mama
Law or any part of it for that matter so that it can be changed again and
again.
And who says
we need to change the Constitution?
Not even the Prime Minister.
Since the
Constitution upholds the entire country, it is also proper that the entire
country must have a say in changing the Constitution and not a select few.
And know also
that change can only be done through a wider consultation and not through a
handful of MPs who we know too well are puppets.
The MPs represent the people and they should only
speak on behalf of the people; not for themselves or their party colleagues.
Any MP who supports such a move should be voted out
the in the next elections.
It seems
politics in this country has gone wayward.
If PNC has
its way and gets the Government to change the Constitution then the people of
PNG including other political parties will get to know that the PNC Party is above
the No. 1 Law of the land and that it is the only party to do so.
The
Constitution is there to guide us and that we follow it whether we like it or
not.
The Constitution is NOT there for one to change it
to suit one’s views and interests.
It is there
for a purpose and let it remain there and serve its purpose.
It is insane
and I believe the PNC Party executives must be ill advised.
If this trend of changing Constitution continues, who
knows what may become of the future of this beloved country.
It must also be remembered that people power is the
last bastion of hope there is if these insane moves to entrench power continue
unabated.
Political
parties and or governments cannot continue to ignore people power.
Look at what is happening around the world.
Please, Mr
Prime Minister, be wise and don’t tamper with the Constitution.
We have had enough of politicians changing the
Constitution every now and then.
The founding fathers in their wisdom designed the
Constitution to serve a grander purpose.
Your concern should be on how to make your
government function within the confines of the Constitution and to focus on
changing how people in this country can become wealthy and prosperous, changing
people’s attitudes, changing the entire public service machinery for better
service delivery and so on.
There are far better things to do than changing the
Constitution itself when it is the only guide you will ever need.
Thank you
Peter Andrew Kolip
PO Box 1286
Lae
Morobe
Province
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