Since the government and Enga Provincial government announced your major deal with Barrick over a month ago, no one has seen the copy of the signed Agreement including Mineral Resources Enga who are supposed to be signatories of the Agreement (they did not sign) and Kumul Minerals Board and Management who are the SML11 owners and Sam Koim, who wants to understand the terms of the Agreement which has cleared Barrick of tax liabilities of K1.2billion WITHOUT CONSULTING SAM KOIM.
THIS GOVERNMENT IS ABOUT TRANSPARENCY, LET’S WALK THE TALK?
The government cannot do an “awareness” in Porgera with the Kanakas there without giving a signed copy to the Landowners per the government’s PROMISE TO THE LANDOWNERS IN THE MANY HILTON MEETINGS?
On 28 April 2021, the 12 months, per the Mining Development Contract, has taken place. The government had saved Barrick’s neck by signing this Agreement which NO ONE HAS SEEN it to date. Otherwise the Assets and Equipment would have been FORFEITED TO THE STATE.
The Court cases to date have been won by the State, Landowners and Enga Provincial Govt. So why the deal with Barrick?
We need to see the details. Details are now beginning to come out saying that Enga Provincial Govt thought he got 10% but EPG got NOTHING AND GOV IPATAS IS UPSET. EVEN THE OTHER LOCAL ENGAN MPS ARE IN THE DARK AND IN LIMBO.
The Nation and the Porgera Landowners need to know the details of the “SUPERIOR TAKE BACK PNG DEAL” with Barrick.
The government cannot just do a “political deal” with the capitalistic cowboys like Barrick because of 2022 Elections and push it down the throat of the Landowners and Engans who have been fighting Barrick for over 15 years over Legacy issues.
THE GOVERNMENT LEAD BY PMJM SHOULD DO IT THE HELA/OPENE WAS AND BE TRANSPARENT AND RELEASE A COPY OF THE SIGNED FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT TO THE LANDOWNERS TO SEEK INDEPENDENT ADVICE BEFORE YOU GO TO PORGERA. THAT IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO.
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