310511 Democracy thrives in Bougainville
By MARIA LAUKAI
Bougainville Assisting Police Commissioner ACP Thomas Eluh in congratulating North Bougainville member elect Lauta Atoi, appealed to all Bougainvilleans to work together to move the region forward.
He said Bougainville is a special case, because of the crisis and after the signing of the peace agreement that the region is constantly under the scrutiny of everyone including the international community.
He added that the election process draws a lot of attention and thanked everyone for proving critics wrong.
ACP Eluh said the people of North Bougainville have proven that Bougainville is a place where democracy thrives and indicates that Bougainvilleans are a law abiding and peace loving people.
He commended the Bougainville Police Service (BPS) for their selfless dedication to ensuring the by-election was conducted peacefully despite the officers not yet receiving their allowances from the K3 million that the PNG electoral commission is yet to give to BPS for its services.
ACP Eluh also appealed to candidates who lost to forget their differences and work with the new member elect.
He said politics is a dirty game and if leaders are not careful, politics can divide the people.
ACP Eluh urged that the leaders put aside their differences and work together to serve the people of Bougainville