ABG PRESIDENT THANKS STAKEHOLDERS
Aloysius Laukai
The ABG President, John Momis last week welcomed comments and contributions made by all stakeholders during the four days Regional forums on Panguna Negotiations held in Arawa and Bana.
Speaking at the closing of the Bana forum, President Momis said that we can unite despite the differences in opinions for the sake of the common good of Bougainville.
The ABG President thanked especially thanked the Mekamui faction led by its President, Philiph Miriori for his contribution.
He said that the ABG was looking at ways of accommodating the factions still operating outside the ABG to come into the system through the Local level Government or COE system of government.
President Momis also said that all contributions by all stakeholders were good and raising issues in such forums was a sign of a healthy community.
The ABG President attended both forums in Arawa and Bana which ended last Thursday.
MAJORITY WANTS PANGUNA OPEN
Aloysius Laukai
The Regional Forums on Panguna Negotiations will be completed in Panguna next week.
The forums which started in Buka for the North Bougainville, Nissan and Atolls, North Bougainville and Tinputz, Kunua and Kereaka were held in Buka.
The Regional forums for South Bougainville which include Siwai and Buin were held in Buin and the Regional Forums for Central Bougainville that is Wakunai and Kieta districts were held last week in Arawa.
The Bana forum was a special session for the people of Bana who were directly affected by the wastes from the Panguna Copper Mine.
The Bana two days Bana forum also ended last week at the Boleuko community Hall in the Bolave Constituency.
The final forum will be held in Panguna for Eivo/Ioro and Panguna districts.
After the final forum in Panguna the team will now prepare a paper from the several forums to the Bougainville Parliament for more deliberations.
According to reports collected by NEW DAWN FM despite the several opinions all stakeholders want the mine to re-open to support the ABG raise funds to deliver much needed services to the people of Bougainville.
ramunickel | July 2, 2013 at 9:17 am | Tags: Bougainville, Environmental damage, John Momis, Landholders, Panguna, Papua New Guinea, Rio Tinto | Categories: Environmental impact, Financial returns, Papua New Guinea | URL: wp.me/pMvf7-2qN
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