Businesses need stability and Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare has been praised for making sure of this during his term.
Representing the business community at the farewell program of Sir Michael was the Chief Executive Officer of Port Moresby Chamber of Commerce, David Conn.
Addressing the founding father, Conn said “you brought stability”.
“We don’t need a government that flip flops on policy. We don’t need a government that makes us feel that they are hostile to us,” he said.
Conn stated that in the last 12 years of Sir Michael’s term, PNG saw sustained growth in the economy and the nation’s GDP.
Also in those years, PNG ranked as one of the best performing economies in the world.
“Those years of stability, the ability to talk to you, to your ministers, the access,” Conn reflected.
“PNG needs real heroes and champions like you that the young generation can aspire to become. We will miss you greatly,” he said.