The 40, 000 plus people of Wapenamanda District in Enga Province will now see light at the end of the tunnel after years of total darkness. Wapenamanda District, a gateway to the province is the home of the Papua New Guinea's legal head and the foreign affairs minister.
Hon Rimbink Pato, MP |
Since 2002, after the former parliamentarian Masket Iangalio lost his seat to Miki Kaeyok, who was then succeeded by Pato in 2012 General elections, there were gross negligence in service delivery. All existing basic infrastructure services in the district have been collapsed, to be exact. And the district was in total darkness for years. There were no proper district administration for Wapenamanda for the last 10 to 15 years as the former MPs were operating either from their home or from Waigani. It was utter ridiculous.
Law and order issues were on the rise due to no police
personals on the ground. The district police station has been closed down for more
than 10 years. District Court was transferred to Wabag town for unknown
reasons. The station houses owns by PNG National Housing Commission have been taken over by landowners, Department of Primary Industry (DPI) sub branch which was once an active body supporting rural farmers has been closed down due to lack of funding
from the district administration. The schools and health facilities established
by former MP Pato Kakaraya in 1980's have also been deteriorating so badly.
The road condition in the district has been an hot topic that everyone from the Lower Lai basin up to theTsak Valley
could not live without in a day. They had to complain everyday like food and drink
that they cannot live without. Really sad to see the people from Lower Lai and Tsak loading in their olden toyota stouts and trucks travelling to Wapenamanda just to access basic goods and services. In doing that, many had lost their lives in road accidents relating to bad road conditions.
The road condition in the district has been an hot topic that everyone from the Lower Lai basin up to the