Maru made the comments in light of a court decision last week in favour of the District Development Authority over the customary landowners.
The first term MP was blunt in his message, challenging his people to stop their bad habits and move with the change happening in the district.
“Yangoru-Saussia is changing, we must not live like in the past, I must tell you now,” Maru said.
“No more consuming homebrew and marijuana; we are moving forward.”
