Chief Referendum Officer, Mauricio Claudio, said it had identified large groups of Bougainvilleans up to 1,000 living and working at remote areas who have been unable to reach their provincial PNG Electoral Office, but were eligible to enrol.
The Commission has identified Lihir Island; Ramu, Madang; Ok Tedi Town and Porgera as the four largest communities it had the resources to reach.
“Bougainvilleans living in these areas, despite their remoteness, are strongly engaged in the referendum,” Claudio said.