Madang-Chimbu link welcome news

IT is welcome news that Madang Governor Peter Yama is opening up the Banu Bundi Highway linking Kundiawa-Gembogl in Chimbu.
This, in itself, is not only a significant milestone in the history of our people living along this stretch of the road, but is a show of class by a concerned leader who hovers above the rest in getting things done to help his people.
The initial down payment of K4 million for the contractor to immediately begin work is a dream come true for these long-neglected people.
Successive provincial governments on both sides of the border have turned a blind eye on this vital link and, as a result, the people have suffered quietly for years in absolute isolation.
The governor’s intervention for our people is timely and in the right direction and we, as a people, would like to reassure the governor of our undivided support.
The days of supplies shipped through the Mondia pass on the back of human mules will be a thing of the past as we anticipate this new road infrastructure development to place our people on equal footing with the rest of PNG and the world.

Timon Wena
Mt Wilhelm