The Sandaun Chamber of Commerce hopes West Sepik Governor, Tony Wouwou, supports the Vanimo City Plan.
The Plan, which was introduced under former governor Amkat Mai, aims to be the stepping stone on which the township builds its local economy.
Chamber President Boni Leki currently does not know what the plans of the current provincial administration are. However, he is hopeful they maintain the original plan.
“We intend to use that as a vehicle to bring in investments.
“Things started looking good but because we’ve had a new Government elected, we don’t know the thinking behind the PEC (provincial executive council) whether they are in support of the Vanimo City Plan concept or not,” Leki said.
Leki said the plan is an inclusive one which allows for investment from outside but also promotes the small and medium enterprise sector.
This is through the allocation of land under the concept for the SME sector.
“I hope that the new provincial government will take on board what has been left behind by the former Governor. But again, we are all different and I don’t know the thinking behind the new Governor but I hope he supports the concept so that we can push this town to a city through the plan and we can bring in investors to invest in the province,” he said.