280610MOMIS REJECTS BRDC MODEL
By Aloysius Laukai

The Autonomous Bougainville Government President, Chief John Momis today rejected outright the Invincible deal that led to the establishment of BRDC now changed to Bougainville Investment Corporation (BIC).
He said that his primary concern and point of view is that the 2008 BEC and parliamentary actions “fetter” decision making by future governments and in the courts of common law countries the contract is void.
MR. MOMIS said this is not only illegal but impracticable for any government to attempt to make a contract that purports to tie the government’s hands as to future policy.
He said that the entire exercise might well have been “ultra vires”.
The ABG President said that he was sufficiently concerned about these matters which strike at the core of Bougainville’s efforts to revitalise and grow the economy that he shall seek his cabinet’s decision to launch a full scale review into this and related matters.
Chief Momis said that in his inaugural speech he made the following commitment to the people of Bougainville: “Corruption will find zero tolerance in his government.
All ministers, elected members, officials and investors take warning!
His government will establish an inquiry into the corruption of recent years. Where there is evidence of wrong-doing, he promised that there will be criminal prosecutions.
And any future corruption will result in immediate action”.
He said that there were many unanswered questions and issues relative to BRDC and Invincible.
The President said that it is against this background that he will seek to obtain the approval of the BEC to formally endorse a review of recommendations that will seek to provide answers to some of the questions that are in everyone’s minds.
He said that he intends to inform the public of some ten or so recommendations which he believes needs to be pursued to obtain answers.
MR. MOMIS said that he might have to seek outside professional assistance to provide swift recommendations as to the best options of determining how the government of the ABG should now proceed on this matter of BRDC and Invincible.

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Comments

[Maria Buka Meri]

It is good to read that the Invincible issue is being revisited. Let us take the opportunity to identify the lessons and be prepared to work with integrity and insight for our own development and success.

[New Bougainville.com]

I totally agree with what Mr Luakenu has said.
I think there should be an investigation of some sort on the Kabui/previous administration.Let an independent investigative tribunal be set up for the sole purpose of this investigation. Let transparancy prevail.Review every deals/ageements made by that Government.This is not bad or meant to tarnish one's own character,no this is just to make sure everything is transparent and to carry on from there.For the sake of Bougainville. Mau mani..meragu.

[M Luakenu]

Mr Momis and Ministers:
Please move on all these shaddy con artists and con companies that have been set up over the years of the Kabui administration. Your Government will have to move quickly to get your hands on the cash that these guys managed to milk out of the previous Administrations. If no cash these guys must be locked up until they have managed to reimburse the money that bilong people of Bougainville. Only with transparent Law and Order on the Island can Bougainville succeed.
You have been elected by the people so show us, the peple what you can do.

[Buin 4 ever]

Thanks Mr Prez...we the majority in Bougainville are all behind you. Remove these con-people off our island.Some of these people who made these deals were thinking of their own pockets and not our mother land, Bougainville...what a pity.

Traim gen...nau ating bai nogat ya..bifo em bifo.

[Buinirai]

BRDC or BIC, you see, our good President is well aware of your deal- dirty, smelly and twisted.

Please, pack up & leave, the President doesn't want you, so go to when you belong, Canada or Alaska or the North pole. Our land and resources are stained with 20 000 lives. We want credible businesses.

[Siwaian]

Momis, we are with you - stamp out all the corrupt deals & also please, clean up the works department, sack the 10 % man, remove his powers or better, better still charge him for all the bad deals. The OISCA school at Mananau along the Jaba river is still awaiting the real physical class room to be constructed. The sub-contractor has pocketed the project money. Please, charged them- this is robbery.

[New Dawn FM]

The whole speech is on this dvd.
Thanks
Al
Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone from Digicel Pacific

[P.S]

Mirahu meng kai,
Is there any posibility we can get copies of presidents speech during the swearing in ceremony at Kubu.