Kikori landowners unveil business plan

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The National, Monday 12th December 2011

By MALUM NALU
KIKORI Oil Pipeline Landowners’ Association from Gulf has a five-year plan to guide its business in 2011-15.
Private consultant Don Tore handed the plan to association chairman Bomsy Boviro in front of councillors and other village leaders during a meeting at Wellness Lodge in Port Moresby last Friday.
“This will guide and lead you for the next five year,” Tore told the landowners after presenting the plan to Boviro.
Boviro said the association – made up of the four tribal groupings of Kibiri, Rumu, IKP and Kerewo – had been in existence for the past 10 years and this was the first time it had a proper business plan.
It benefits from the oil pipeline between Southern Highlands and Kikori.
“This association comprised four tribes,” Boviro said.
“This association has been around since 2000.”
Boviro also announced at the meeting that the association had secured the services of Telikom to set up VSat services in Kikori.
He said this would allow for access to mobile phone and internet services in the area.
He said the biggest beneficiaries would be school children, who would have easy access to internet.
Former Gulf provincial police commander Reuben Giusu also attended the meeting.