Minister Kevin Isifu

This intention was made known during a recent trip by a Government delegation to Wutung to inspect PNG’s border facilities, which have been left idle after being completed in 2014.

Minister Kevin Isifu said: “I know there is a lot of failure by the Border Development Authority in the past, and as the minster responsible, I have made the decision to abolish Border Development Authority and to bring back the responsibility under my Ministry so that we can effectively manage the border.”

Minister Kevin Isifu, in a statement says that this declaration is for purposes of mobilizing every government agency to respond to the volcanic operation as a disaster and to organize and coordinate emergency operations.