geht trotz Politik Turbulenz alles weiter und die landowner bekommen die ihnen zustehenden Beträge.
Post- Courier Business :
Wednesday 15th December, 2010
Landowner monies to be paid out
By MOHAMMAD BASHIR
THE monies owing to landowners of the PNG LNG project will be paid as committed.
Acting Prime Minister Sam Abal said this despite the events of the past few days which saw the stepping down of Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare and the ousting of Governor-General Sir Paulias Matane by the Supreme Court last Friday.
Flanked by Treasurer Peter O’Neill, Commerce and Industry Minister and PAP leader Gabriel Kapris, Minister assisting Prime Minister on LNG Matters Francis Potape, Forest minister Timothy Bonga and Industrial Relations minister Sani Rambi, Mr Abal described the actions of Sir Michael as exemplary.
Mr Peter O’Neill while pledging his commitment to Mr Abal assured that all funds due to landowners would be paid but they have to be verified to be genuine and paid at project sites.
At a press conference yesterday, Mr O’Neill gave the assurance after questions were raised as to what would be done about the daily crowd of landowners outside Vulupindi Haus, headquarters of his departments and whether the Mineral Resources Development Corporation (MRDC) has the legal standing to pay those funds as reported earlier.
“All funds earmarked for the project area landowners will be paid at project sites. It won’t happen at Vulupindi,” Mr O’Neill assured.
He said the legacy on memorandum of agreement MOA) funds will be handled by the MRDC because it had institutional memory but others such as the Umbrella Benefit Sharing Agreements (UBSA) funds will be vetted by the ministerial gas committee before they are paid at project sites.
Frustrated landowners have been camping outside Vulupindi haus the past two weeks in anticipation of seed capital and MOA funds for their respective project license areas to be paid to them.
At the a press conference called by Acting Prime Minister Sam Abal, the People’s National Congress leader also took the opportunity to pay tribute to the 43 years of unselfish service by sidelined Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare who stood down to face a leadership tribunal and pledged his party’s support to the member for Wabag.
“I want to assure investors and the people of Papua New Guinea that despite the events of the past few days, the government is in control and we will stand by the National Alliance party for stability into the next election,” he said.
Mr Abal also assured investors that the government was still operating and the coalition partners and himself respect the decision of Sir Michael to allow the law to take its course.
“It is exemplary. It is a good day for PNG. People should pause and give Sir Michael reverence for what he has done for the good of democracy,” Mr Abal said. |
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