o’neill to visit bougainville

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PAPUA New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O’Neill and
his Cabinet Ministers are expected in Bougainville in February for two very important meetings.
Mr O’Neill announced yesterday that the National Government will hold its first ever Cabinet meeting in Arawa in February.
But before that, the Joint Supervisory Body meeting, the avenue that sees the
National Government and Bougainville leaders iron out issues pertaining to Bougainville moving forward, will be held in Buka.
The Joint Supervisory Board meeting was scheduled for in Buka on December 5, (three days before the Supreme Court Decision was handed down on the validity of the O’Neill-Namah Government) last year, while the NEC was scheduled for Arawa in January this year.
O’Neill yesterday said that plans are now being undertaken and all parties have been instructed to have ABG in preparation for the scheduled meeting in Arawa next month.
He said that he was looking forward to meeting with the landowners of the Panguna mine in Arawa and the people of Bougainville.
“NEC will be held in Arawa in February and I am very much looking forward to meeting with the landowners,” Mr O’Neill said.
“You see, the people of Bougainville are now much happier because there is a government in place that is helping them.”
O’Neill said that the National Government was more committed to Bougainville especially having released the K100 million in this year’s National Budget and pumping money for the Kokopau-Arawa highway including the repair and maintenance of roads in Buka town .