LOs wants elected leaders to address outstanding issues

Business

THE Tuguba Hides Association Inc, representing the Hides Petroleum Development Licence One (PDL1) landowners of Hela, want the province’s elected leaders to address outstanding issues in the resource area.
Chairman Aluja Jakari said the issues included the:

  • REVIEW of the Hides gas to electricity project;
  • REVIEW of the gas agreement signed in Kokopo;
  • UMBRELLA Benefits Sharing Agreement and respective Licensed-Based Benefits Sharing Agreements (LBBSA) for Hides, Angore, Juha and Pipelines projects, with the assistance of the Department of Petroleum and its stakeholders involved;
  • NEW Progera mine agreements with Hides PDL1 landowners especially the Hiwa and Tuguba Tribes;
  • COMPLETION of the outstanding Landowners Beneficiaries Identification (LOBID) and clan vetting process with the assistance of the Department of Petroleum and its stakeholders involved;
  • OUTSTANDING state commitments for various basics infrastructure projects signed under the Kokopo UBSA, LBBSA and Goroka agreement project; and,
  • RELEASING of 27 per cent Kroton Equity for the Entire Upstream landowners.

Jakari congratulated the winners of the four Open seats and the regional seat, saying they would provide services for the people of Hela.
“Our new Government with the assistance of our MPs (should) also take into account the outstanding issues in our resources areas,” he said.
“We the landowners from Hides gas project through our revived umbrella association will work with stakeholders and development partners and our project area landowners as well.”