BY ISAAC NICHOLAS - POST COURIER
Hela Governor Philip Undialu has heaped praise on Petroleum Minister Dr Fabian Pok for signing the ministerial determination at Hides PDL1 and PDL7 on Saturday.
He said some so-called consultants had benefitted from K15-K20 million for conducting clan vetting exercise and various court battles between landowner groups in the past 15 years at the expense of the people.
Mr Undialu said Dr Pok and the Petroleum Department officers had used K500,000 in two weeks to complete the clan vetting for Hides PDL1 and PDL7.
He was speaking after Dr Pok signed the ministerial determination for the two PDL areas at the project sites at Para Primary School for PDL7 and Yuni for PDL1 landowners on Saturday.
“The minister’s signature took less than one minute to sign something that we have waited for 10 years,” Mr Undialu said.
He said the minister after getting the list from the LOBID or landowner clan vetting process did not want to meet any landowner leaders in Port Moresby but preferred to ask all landowners to be in Hides to take part in the process.
“If there is 100 signatures on the list that you people gave him, that is the 100 names that the minister signed, not 99 or 101.”
He said the gas landowners will receive their 100 per cent benefits.
“After the 28 days, MRDC will come in to open bank accounts. As governor, I will talk to Bank South Pacific to open branch or agency or have ATM machines in Hides PDL7 and PDL for people to access their cash component of the benefits.”
Mr Undialu said under the law, the benefit split would be 40 per cent as cash component, 30 per cent for community projects like schools, aid posts and water supply and the rest would be for future generation that would be held in trust
He said some so-called consultants had benefitted from K15-K20 million for conducting clan vetting exercise and various court battles between landowner groups in the past 15 years at the expense of the people.
Mr Undialu said Dr Pok and the Petroleum Department officers had used K500,000 in two weeks to complete the clan vetting for Hides PDL1 and PDL7.
He was speaking after Dr Pok signed the ministerial determination for the two PDL areas at the project sites at Para Primary School for PDL7 and Yuni for PDL1 landowners on Saturday.
“The minister’s signature took less than one minute to sign something that we have waited for 10 years,” Mr Undialu said.
He said the minister after getting the list from the LOBID or landowner clan vetting process did not want to meet any landowner leaders in Port Moresby but preferred to ask all landowners to be in Hides to take part in the process.
“If there is 100 signatures on the list that you people gave him, that is the 100 names that the minister signed, not 99 or 101.”
He said the gas landowners will receive their 100 per cent benefits.
“After the 28 days, MRDC will come in to open bank accounts. As governor, I will talk to Bank South Pacific to open branch or agency or have ATM machines in Hides PDL7 and PDL for people to access their cash component of the benefits.”
Mr Undialu said under the law, the benefit split would be 40 per cent as cash component, 30 per cent for community projects like schools, aid posts and water supply and the rest would be for future generation that would be held in trust
