Bougainville Public Service

ABG Minister for Public Service, Joseph Mona, thanked them for their years of service to the government and to the people of Bougainville.

He encouraged the retirees to enjoy the fruits of their labour.

Additionally, the ABG Department of Personnel Management and Administrative Services facilitated a number of induction and training programs for the retirees to assist them in their transitional exit from public service.

Minister Mona encouraged them to use these entrepreneurial skills to manage their entitlements well.

The last three months has seen the dismissal of several members of the Bougainville Public Service after an audit of the payroll system found members of the ABG’s Department of Personnel Management had been allegedly defrauding the public purse in excess of K360,000.

Furthermore, other officials from the ABG Department of Community Government were implicated in another scandal where K2 million of the Disaster Trust Fund account was allegedly misappropriated, resulted in the sacking of the Secretary of the department.