Pruaitch queries project

 NATIONAL Alliance parliamentary leader Patrick Pruaitch expressed disappointment with the lack of development despite the allocation of K600 million for projects for landowners. 

Pruaitch was referring to the impacted villages hosting the main liquefied natural gas (LNG) in Kairuku-Hiri, Central. These villages include; Porebada, Boera, Papa and Lealea. 

He said having been on the LNG ministerial team, he was disappointed with the lack of development despite the allocation which was made by NA (former) government under seed capital programmes for impacted project for landowners. 

He said that at a campaign rally during the weekend at Porebada, outside Port Moresby. 

“The National Alliance designed the economic benefits for the four impacted villages and still holds the blueprint for distribution in its party manifest,” Pruaitch said.

He said the LNG project had secured US$16 billion (K40 billion) and it was a commitment no other government dared to undertake. 

Former prime minister Sir Michael Somare, who was present at the rally, spoke about how the ministerial team was tasked to secure a developer for the LNG project.