100811BOUGAINVILLE HAPPY
By Aloysius Laukai

ABG Vice President PATRICK NISIRA today thanked the National Government for giving Bougainville two Ministries in his government.

MR. NISIRA made these remarks when congratulating the Ministers for Bougainville Affairs and member for South Bougainville, STEVEN KAMA PIRIKA and Minister for Communications and member for Central Bougainville, JIMMY MIRINGTORO.

He said that these appointments reaffirm the commitment of the Papua New Guinea National Government to involve Bougainville in the highest legislative body of Papua New Guinea.

MR. NISIRA said that the ABG is ready to work more closely with the National Government to move Bougainville forward.

The ABG Vice President also thanked the outgoing Bougainville Affairs Minister and Bougainville Regional member, FIDELIS SEMOSO for his contribution to Bougainville as the Bougainville Affairs Minister.