Let’s be serious for once.
Many people keep shouting “don’t change the Constitution” but when you ask them a simple question, they go quiet.
What does the King of England actually do for Papua New Guinea?
What does the Governor-General actually do for the people?
No one can explain it. Because there is nothing to explain.
The King of England does not run our country. He does not make our laws. He does not control our money. He does not solve corruption, crime, unemployment, health care, education, or roads. He has zero responsibility for PNG, yet he sits at the top of our Constitution. That alone should sound stupid.
The Governor-General is just a local extension of the same useless setup. Ceremonies, signatures, speeches, photos. When politicians steal, nothing happens. When the system fails, nothing happens. When people suffer, nothing happens. So what exactly are we protecting?
This is not independence. This is mental colonisation.
We are colonised in the mind. That is why we keep defending foreign symbols that do nothing for us. That is why we are scared to change a Constitution that clearly does not work for PNG reality. That is why we keep recycling failed systems and expecting different results.
Our Constitution is outdated and colonised. It was written to make the transition smooth, not to build a strong future. That time is over. Keeping it untouched while the country falls apart makes no sense.
Other countries changed their constitutions. They became republics. They stood on their own feet. They stopped pretending a foreign crown gave them legitimacy. Why are we still acting like we need approval?We need to change the Constitution. Not talk about it forever. Change it.
Papua New Guinea must become the People’s Republic of Papua New Guinea. A system where the Head of State comes from this land, chosen by the people, accountable to the people, and grounded in our reality.
Until we fix the Constitution, nothing else will work properly. You cannot build a future on a broken foundation. We are not poor because of fate. We are stuck because we refuse to decolonise our thinking.
The crown will not save us. Only change will.
By The Hardest Pills to Swallow
Ps : If I’m wrong, then correct me with facts, not emotions.This is not a personal attack on the King of England or the Governor-General as individuals. This is not hatred, jealousy, or disrespect. This is a commentary on a colonial mindset that no longer serves Papua New Guinea.
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