TWL WILL NOT STOP WORK

By Larry Andagali - Managing Director of Trans Wonderland Limited

Trans Wonderland has been dealing with the Kaevaga ILG since 2015 and the Bega Daha land is a customary land. If there are revenant legislations and provisions under the Motu Koita Assembly Act and Physical Planning Act that compels TWL to comply with, we are prepared to do so.

I can confidentially say that Trans Wonderland Limited and its associated subsidiaries have and are participating in close too 10 Provinces Nationwide and have simultaneously empowered local SMEs by way of providing sub to direct contracts in areas of Logistics, Plant & Equipment Hire, Catering & Hospitality Services, Bulk Fuel Distribution, Man Power Hire & Placement, Building & Civil Construction and many more.

TWL in its 10 years of operation prides itself as a company that upholds its client requirements whilst maintaining a prudent governance and compliance management mechanism. Our shareholding structure is made up of landowners from Southern Highlands, Western, Hela and Gulf Provinces.

Under the leadership of Sir Moi Ave, petroleum resources landowners including myself through our concent allowed for the LNG Processing Plant to be located in the Central Province. (Papa Lealea)

TWL and Kaevaga ILG agreed on a total of
K8.3 Million price in cash, kind and other associated expense since Jan 2015, which we willingly incurred.

A sum of K4 million cash was paid in June 2019 while K2.5 million is held in trust pending the completion of the customary land title conversion process. A legally bidding agreement has already been signed between TWL and 10 clan elders and its members.

On behalf of the Board of Directors of Trans Wonderland Limited and the 300 plus employees, I'm disappointed at the approach Dadi Toka Jnr through his office instituted a stop work notice to TWL.

We are on site developing the land as per our agreement with the landowners. We are prepared to comply should the courts identify that the acquisition was unjust and flaunty.

However, TWL WILL NOT STOP WORK.

TWL will test MKAs jurisdiction over the customary land we acquired through the legal process.

While we respect the Motu Koita people through its Assembly, our presence will undeniably create opportunities for locals and their firms to participate in. Let us work in a environment that embraces respect and responsibility to our kind.

Papua New Guinea is our country, let no one missaply that. TWL will be a company others including Moita Koita people and children can find employment and opportunities in.

I appeal to the people of Papua New Guinea to take pride in our nationally owned businesses and support them as it was your own. Only then will we really Take Back PNG.