Retired Papua New Guinea Defence Force Commander General Jerry Singirok says lack of comprehensive national security policy in the country has led to many law and order issues.
Speaking at his appointment as the security advisor for Pangu Pati in Port Moresby recently, Singirok said Papua New Guineans have been marginalised and become spectators on their own land because of no national security policy.
He said national security is an area that is least known and comprehended by politicians and bureaucrats.
Singirok reiterated that national security encompasses everything about a nation and protecting national interest. However, this national interest is lacking in the country.
For example, he pointed out that police personnel and soldiers are living below the poverty line because there is no national security policy.
"The welfare of these police and PNGDF officers should be prioritised as they are our front line defenders."
Singirok said the country needs the national security policy to safeguard itself.