100112COE Review

By New Dawn Media:

BOUGAINVILLE Executive Council has approved a document that recommends strategic changes needed made to the current structure of the Council of Elders (COE).

The document called a “White paper on COE review” highlights issues on law, constitution, administrative and operational difficulties faced by the COEs since their establishment in 1996.

Some key recommendations were made based on feasibility study of the existing structure of the COEs conducted last year.

ABG Minister for Local Level Government (LLG), Traditional Authorities and Communication Joseph Nopei said he was excited about the changes that would happen at the COE level.

He said the changes would improve operations of the COEs and make the COEs work effectively to serve the people of Bougainville.

Nopei appealed to the people, the chairman and the members of the COEs to support the changes that would happen.

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