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GOVERNANCE COMMITMENT CHAN Chan Somare NCSL BIOMETRIC IDENTIFICATION SERVICE By Hon. Theo Zurenuoc, I would like to take this opportunity to decision-making in which noble TRANSPARENCY ACCOUNTABILITY MP Speaker of the 9th PNG inform the people of Papua New Guinea dreams of great men and women have Parliament REFORM INTEGRITY about the Reformation, Restoration been and will continue to be, translated and Modernization program that is into reality through legislation that will taking place at the National Parliament, transcend to the Executive, Judiciary SERVICES SOCIAL AWARENESS which has been partly reported by some and the rest of the society, it needed sections of the mainstream media. the reformation, restoration and modernization to be undertaken. Fastest growing superannuation fund in PNG When Parliament elected me to the Speaker’s chair in August 2012, I The idea of National Unity was taken • Demonstrated commitment to strong inherited a House that had lost its from the courageous actions of our corporate governance regime dignity, integrity, respect and reverence. Founding Fathers who united our The Parliament had become a house very difficult and fragmented tribes • Member - focused client service delivery riddled with rotten administrative of thousand languages to give us • Commitment to a tangible Social Licensing Program systems and processes that urgently Independence. needed transformation to bring it up to Inspiration was also drawn from the international standards. spirit of unity still alive and active in ISSUE Since Parliament stands as a symbol of two of our remaining Founding Fathers, HEAD OFFICE BRANCHES national unity, an emblem of collective Rt.Hon. Grand Chief Sir Michael

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After going through our most divisive decisions of far – reaching ramifications and witchcraft. I am not making this and constitutionally tumultuous that cements the unity of this country. up. I paraphrasing what the Grand year when Grand Chief Sir Michael Chief Sir Michael Somare said on the The first was the adoption of Vision Somare was removed from the house eve of Independence. 2050 in 2009. Vision 2050 was by predecessor and his reinstatement the revitalization of his Eight Aims Recorded in the book Living Spirits by the Supreme Court, the manner introduced on the eve of Independence with Fixed Abodes: The Masterpieces in which his true Melanesian with which to guide our development Exhibition of the Papua New Guinea statesmanship and spirit of unity was trajectory as an independent nation. National Museum and Art Gallery, demonstrated to make peace with his The Eight Aims were designed to unite edited by Barry Craig, published foes and form the current government Papua New Guineans through economic in 2010, Sir Michael declared that was the noblest and courageous act of empowerment. During the last 30 wooden carvings and cultural artefacts the highest order to be found anywhere years, successive governments have lost are ‘living spirits with fixed abodes.’ on earth. I have been deeply inspired sight of it, although they are embodied by his leadership, a leadership that in the National Goals and Directive kept this country together from being Principles of the PNG Constitution. disintegrated. During his term as Prime Minister, our Moreover, his leadership demonstrated Grand Chief had witnessed the disunity respect for the Constitution our in policy direction and economic Founding Fathers gave us at development. Therefore he caused independence. The Constitution national planning and economic holds this nation together. We are development to be guided by this one united because of this founding legal document, and re-directed us towards document. From it springs the source the vision of financial independence of our laws. It compels us to remain and economic freedom. united as a sovereign nation among The second was his dedication of PNG

www.businessmelanesia.com other nations. and covenant with the God of the Holy Alongside him, urging on, supporting Bible in 2007. This second action was and plotting through the political in my view the most important of all the storm, among others, was Sir Julius actions he had taken since the founding Chan, a leader who appreciates and of this nation. Barry Craig interprets this to mean that cherishes national unity and is calling the Chief “was referring to the prevailing To understand the importance of this, for greater political power-shading with belief of Papua New Guineans that let me take you back to the totem pole provinces to keep our unity together, everything is invested with spirit, not and carvings the newspapers have including Bougainville, which should least the objects carved, modeled, or published about in the past two weeks. be persuaded to elect to remain as an constructed for ceremonial, and often integral part of PNG come 2015. The totem pole, as the picture here everyday use. shows, has three heads representing Our Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare Some would scoff at this and dismiss the god of witchcraft on the left, the not only delivered us Independence, it as joke, but I am stating what our god of immorality on the right and the adopted for us a living Constitution, founding father affirmed when he was god of idolatry in the middle. While the and averted the most explosive then Chief Minister in order to provide 05 carvings are harmless and lifeless wood, we have you the context of his important they symbolically represent ancestral experienced yet, but also made two declaration in 2007.

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The Constitution holds this nation together. We are Belief in cultural symbols such as united because of this founding legal document. carvings as abodes of living spirits is not isolated and prevalent in PNG, but From it springs the source of our laws. It compels many authorities on symbolism affirm us to remain united as a sovereign nation among it. For example, Tom Deliso points out other nations. that “Symbols are very powerful and can be extremely useful tools in the significant act that set our Nation on all their actions and I reverse all their creation of your world. The Ancients the philosophical foundation on which evil effects. understood the power of symbols and this nation has been built on, and must Almighty God and eternal Good used them extensively in and out of remain. Shepherd, forgive our sin against you their culture for protection, fertility, For full effect and meaning, let me set and against one another. Deliver us wealth, crop germination, death and out his prayer and declaration: from evil, heal us, heal our land, and birth rituals. grant us your peace and joy. Make us “Now, in the name of our Lord Jesus Papua New Guineans know that this is a holy people, pleasing to you in every Christ, and by the power of the blood true, so we cannot pretend that it is not way. of our Lord Jesus Christ, I the Prime so. Therefore, our Founding Father was Minister and Founding Father of Papua Today, as the Prime Minister of Papua correct in what he said.

New Guinea on behalf of the People of New Guinea; and on behalf of the www.businessmelanesia.com But what is important is that our Grand Papua New Guinea repent our iniquities people and the nation of Papua New Chief on his behalf and on behalf of and transgressions, and rededicate our Guinea, I make this New Covenant with the people of PNG as Prime Minister nation to your Almighty God. you and Almighty God, we acknowledge and Founding Father renounced all you as One and the ONLY God, we I renounce the worship of all IDOLS idols, ancestral gods and evil spirits acknowledge you as the holy God in and all EVIL gods. I renounce all and rededicated this country to the whom Papua New Guinea stands. covenants with the evil spirits and God of the Holy Bible. This is the most demonic powers. I renounce and reject We acknowledge the Lord Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior, we acknowledge the power of the Holy Spirit in our lives in the nation of Papua New Guinea.

On this day I pledge our allegiance to serve No other gods but YOU, God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. Eternal God, our good shepherd, as Prime Minister and Founding Father of Papua New Guinea, I submit Papua New Guinea today, its people, its leaders in Church, leaders in the villages, all its leaders of the country into your almighty hands. We trust you to lead us into this new beginning; to the fulfillment of your plans and destiny ISSUE for our nation.”

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I call upon the people of Papua New Guinea to our people in our country and with our Creator God. see that the National Identity and Unity Pillar is a I want to take this opportunity to salute fitting and uniting symbol, uniting our present and our Rt. Hon. Grand Chief Sir Michael future with our Founding Fathers Somare for being an inspiration to the ensuing generations. Equally, I would like to salute our Founding our nation, restored us back to God us the Constitution. So on top of the Father, Rt.Hon. Sir Julius Chan, for his and showed us the new direction. In Bible will be the PNG Constitution. statesmanship in weathering storms the case of economic development and United to worship one God, the God and standing with friends in dark times. policy direction, he has given us Vision to whom our Parliamentarians pray And further, I extend my thank you to 2050. For cultural, ideological and to before every session and our Grand all our Founding Fathers for uniting spiritual direction, he has disconnected Chief covenanted with and brought our people to achieve Independence. us from our ancestral spirits and idols, together as a nation – state under one and joined us with God of the Holy Constitution, are the people. So, on top When we complete our reformation, Bible. of the Constitution will be the people of restoration and modernization exercise, PNG. a new light will shine in the Grand Hall So, when the Parliamentary House of our National Parliament. Everyone Committee was considering our Above the people of PNG will be the will then know that our Founding reformation, restoration and declaratory prayer and covenant of Fathers have passed on the leadership modernization plans, the forgoing our Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare. mantle to the younger leaders to take us actions of our Founding Fathers This will point our people to a new through the next 40 years and beyond. became inspirational. direction, to the God of the Holy Bible as our source of strength, prosperity, Thank you Therefore, we decided that a fitting knowledge and wisdom. tribute to our Founding Fathers, and God bless Papua New Guinea especially the Grand Chief who has Right at the top of the National Identity Hon. Theodore Zurenuoc, MP demonstrated statesmanship in forging and Unity Pillar will be an everlasting Speaker of the 9th Parliament www.businessmelanesia.com unity in difficult circumstances in the flame, symbolizing the light that comes wake of the recent Constitution crisis, from the Word of God showing us was to implement his declaration and the direction for PNG to follow and covenant with God by removing the representing the Holy Spirit as our ever carvings of wooden idols he renounced, present help. and installing in its place a National Our Founding Fathers deserve to be Unity Pole. honored, especially our Grand Chief, In accordance with the declaration and after the underserved humiliation covenant of Grand Chief Sir Michael he went through during our worst Somare, the Foundation of the National Constitutional crisis, and how he had Identity and Unity Pillar will be the come out it as a victor and Father of Bible, representing the infallible Word Unity, making friends with and forming of God. Our Grand Chief has dedicated a government with foes. us and our Nation to this God, and it is I call upon the people of Papua New only fitting that the Word of God forms Guinea to see that the National Identity 05 the foundation of our Nation. and Unity Pillar is a fitting and uniting Inspired by the Bible and our noble symbol, uniting our present and future ISSUE customs, our Founding Fathers gave with our Founding Fathers, with all 38