The Ok Tedi landowners are calling on Prime Minister Peter O’Neill to direct relevant government authorities to work with the Provincial Government and North Fly DDA to settle the land ownership issues of the Mine lease area of Mt Fubulan.
President of Ok Tedi Mine Impacted Area Association (OTMIAA) Nick Bunn on behalf of the people of Western Province said the benefits must be shared with the right full landowners of the mine Villages.
He said the landownership issue has been outstanding for a very long time.
“We are now looking forward to working closely with the Government to ensure that the K5b for the people of Western be given back through a transparent, fair and benefit structure which will be distributed according to the sharing structure which will be agreed to through the awareness program.”
“We were prepared for the Prime Minister for his coming to Western Province to see for himself the current status of the North Fly District and how the people lived. We were prepared to present our position on the 33% equity,” says Bunn.
Prime Minister Peter O’Neill will be travelling to Western in the near future to launch some major impact projects in the province.