A dangkinang (tokaut/tokstret) ceremony between the leaders of Panguna and the people was held this week in Panguna, Central Bougainville.
During theceremony, many spokesmen, women and leaders speak their hearts out without fear or favour – they speak out how they feel, think and experience about each other. Dangkinang in Nasio language in Central Bougainville simply means “speak out”.
It is one of the significant events organised and facilitated by Bougainville Peace Initiative (BPI) and the leaders plus the people of Panguna. It was purposely organized to make peace and unity among the leaders and people of Panguna district after a long struggle of disunity in the leaders.
Many who attended the event spoke mainly of unity among Me’ekamui factions, the Autonomous Bougainville Government, land owners and all the leaders of Panguna district.
A youth spokesman from Morapi Village Assembly said the most youths do not know what to do because of so many factions developing from within the Me’ekamui. “We are been in pain for so long now and we want you leaders to unite and develop our communities,” he told the leaders.
An old man from Domana Village Assembly said: “These different factions are a waste of time but unity is the way forward where we can develop our villages and communities especially Panguna if only our leaders unite and work together.”
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