Prime Minister Hon. Peter O’Neill has announced that he will visit Hela province to talk to the people about the LNG benefits and to take over of some key infrastructure facilities including the Komo International airport.
He said Papua New Guineans inclduing landowners must be proud that the country has delivered a $20 billion LNG project. Prime Minister Hon. Peter O’Neill assured the landowners that all monies from the LNG project will be parked in atrust account to be jointly managed by ExxonMobil and the Government until proper clan vetting is completed for the sharing of those benefits. While commending the early and historic completion of the PNG LNG project, the Prime Minister acknowledged that provinces like Hela, SHP and Gulf still lack development yet they have been contributing to this country since oil and gas first flowed since 1990 and now gas from these areas will fuel the PNG LNG project. Minister for Finance and Member for Tari Pori James Marape said in response to Prime Minister’s announcement of his planned trip to Hela to announce key large scale infrastructures. He welxcomed the Prime Minister’s announcement of sealing of Mendi to Tari and Komo to Tari road, and Koroba town sealings, Komo international airport take over by State. "The Prime Minister’s announcement that it has been wrong for Hela not powered with electricity from hides since 1990 and his instruction to Exxon, Oil search and Barrick of Porgera to partner PNG power and give electricity to Hela is a welcomed bonus." Minister Marape is happy that the Government of which he is a senior Member of is now ready to give Hela, SHP Gulf and Central what is their entitlement at the eve of their traditional gas leaving their land forever. "This government and Prime Minister understands your views, knows your cries and plight. I call upon all including leaders and landowners to allow Government to tick off the big development items missing in Hela like sealed highways and airports, electricity and telecommunication. We are also working as government to declare national highway from Tari to Kikori, Mendi to Kikori and a sea port in Kikori. "I would like to thank the Prime Minister for his tireless efforts in the last two years preparing for this announcement of development packages for Hela, the timing could not be better especially on the eve of first gas export." "I want to inform Hela that these projects the Prime Minister announces will take shape because we are leaders from these areas and we know past failures hence we will make sure sealed roads, electricity and other developments takes shape before this government goes to elections in 2017. Comments are closed.
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