07/10/2025
Flaunting Luxury on the People’s Dime, Entrepreneur Tells Public Servants
PNG Online News | Mon, October 6, 2025
A concerned entrepreneur, Mr. Wesley Roy, has criticised the growing trend of politicians and senior public servants flaunting their overseas travels and lavish lifestyles on social media, calling it “shameful and insensitive” to the daily struggles of ordinary Papua New Guineans.
“It is shameful to see politicians and public servants flaunting their overseas trips on social media as though they were self-made business owners,” Roy said in a recent post on his page.
“These trips are not funded by your own hard-earned money, they are paid for by the people you serve.”
Roy questioned whether those in positions of power ever stop to reflect on the reality faced by citizens, from patients in hospitals without medicine, to teachers managing overcrowded classrooms, to families in rural areas struggling to survive.
“Public office is not a privilege to show off wealth,” he stressed. “It’s a responsibility to serve with humility and integrity.”
The entrepreneur urged leaders to reflect on their moral duty to the people, noting that many citizens are losing faith in a system where leaders appear detached from the hardship at home.
“Remember this,” he said. “You are the people’s only hope to deliver them from hardship. While you post pictures of comfort and leisure, there are grieving hearts back home, watching, waiting, and wondering when you’ll lead with compassion.”
As public frustration grows over the high cost of living, poor healthcare, and crumbling infrastructure, Roy’s message serves as a timely reminder that leadership is not about luxury, but it’s about service.
📷 Wesley Roy
