Red Sea Housing has given the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary 30 days for officers to be moved out of the homes at the new barracks in Bomana or they will seek legal regress.
The police union had taken the matter on board prior to the current situation by holding discussions with the Chief Secretary regarding the houses at Bomana, the consequences of the non- completion of the houses and the consequences of what would follow.
President Lowa Tambua said this is not the first time this issue of police housing has been brought up and the Police Commissioner has also been time and again raising this issue with the government to pay up the bills to Red Sea.
Tambua reiterated that although the houses incomplete, policemen and women have already moved into the houses earlier this week.
However, the matter of funding is for the government and Red Sea to deliberate on and this is also where Red Sea will have to justify and verify the costs of the houses being built.
“The policemen and women are employees of the government and the houses are specifically for the policemen and women to move into especially for the Gordon Police Barracks tenants.”
He said part of the reason the families made the move was because health authorities had already condemned Gordons Barracks as unfit for human occupancy earlier this year.
“They’ve moved into the new barracks simply because they didn’t have anywhere else to go to.”
He adds that the responsibility now lies on the government and Red Sea to have this issue addressed.