Polye further blamed the present governments for adding more misery to the nation’s compounding problems.
In his independence message, Polye said the country’s social indicators are some of the worst in the region and in the Asia Pacific.
“We have the biggest economy and we are the envy of many nations yet these huge revenue returns do not reflect in our rural areas.”
He said despite having a number of mines and oil fields apart from revenue from agricultural and fishery sectors, this has failed to turn the country around.
