Roreinang Independence Ready launch
The Roreinang Coup was a major turning point in the Bougainville Crisis for the Bougainville Revolutionary Army Hierarchy at Roreinang Village.
In 1997 there was a split in the BRA high command between the Late Supreme Leader Francis Ona and the Late Joseph Kabui on how Bougainville would progress its fight for independence.
Ona opted for all-out war with the national government with a “fight to the last man” order while Kabui chose a diplomatic approach through peace by peaceful means.
Incumbent ABG President Ishmael Toroama who was commander of the BRA forces at that time sided with Kabui who went on to become the first President of the Autonomous Bougainville Government in 2005.
The South Nasioi Constituency launched its Independence Ready Mission at Roreinang today to signify its commitment to the ABG’s greater independence ready mission.
While addressing the people of South Nasioi, President Toroama gave a brief history of the Coup and relayed how it played out to ensure peace on Bougainville and the inception of the autonomous arrangements on Bougainville.
“The road to peace was a difficult one so too will the road to independence be for Bougainville,” President Toroama said.
“Our preparation is key to Bougainville achieving independence ready status; we have to have to be fiscally self-reliant and our government must show signs of good governance,” President Toroama added.
"I have rallied the call for independence readiness throughout all thirty-three constituencies throughout Bougainville,” President Toroama said.
President Toroama made the call to the people of South Nasioi to unite to develop its resources and economic sectors to start earning revenue.
He added that social responsibility must also prevail within the communities and urged the youths, veterans, churches and the social sector to achieve this outcome for the constituency to be independence ready.
President Toroama said that Bougainville’s Independence must be home grown therefore it was important that the people take ownership of it.
As part of this initiative the ABG has also gone into independence ready mode with all government agencies being directed to integrate this initiative as their primary objective.
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