Momis warns Bougainville budget cuts threaten peace agreement
26 November 2015
KEITH JACKSON | Source: EM-TV News
BOUGAINVILLE’S President John Momis has described Papua New Guinea’s recent budget allocation to the autonomous province as a killer to the Bougainville Peace Agreement.
The warning from Dr Momis follows a huge cut in the PNG government 2016 budget for the Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG).
Dr Momis also said the national government owed the ABG K635 million in restoration and development grants.
The national government had for too long breached the Bougainville Peace Agreement by not honouring its commitment, he said.
According to Dr Momis, the ABG will not hesitate to take the national government to court if it fails to pay the outstanding grants.
“The ABG badly needs these funds; it’s constitutionally and lawfully belongs to the people of Bougainville,” he said.
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