Government to help Papua New Guineans to own land in urban areas

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Government to help Papua New Guineans to own land in urban areas

PORT MORESBY: Prime Minister James Marape says the Government is launching a programme next year to help Papua New Guineans own land in urban centres.

“The programme, to be headed by Deputy Prime Minister and Land Minister John Rosso, is to organize all urban areas so that people live on land that is legally acquired,” he added.

Marape urged Papua New Guineans not to illegally settle on untitled land in urban centres.

He also warned landowners who have evicted settlers that their land would be forfeited by the State if they failed to develop it.

The news break was reported by The National:

PM to help people own land

November 7, 2022The NationalMain Stories

PRIME Minister James Marape says the Government is launching a programme next year to help Papua New Guineans own land in urban centres.
“The programme, to be headed by Deputy Prime Minister and Lands Minister John Rosso, is to organise all urban areas so that people live on land that is legally acquired,” he added.
Marape urged Papua New Guineans not to illegally settle on untitled land in urban centres.
“People are also advised not to enter into any transaction with so-called ‘traditional landowners’, in an informal arrangement, as you may be evicted by someone else who claims to be the ‘proper landowner.
“Starting next year, the Government will acquire additional land in towns and cities which would be properly planned, so that working Papua New Guineans or those involved in small business will be given a small piece of land,” he said.
“This land programme will be very big in our towns and cities.
“It pains me to see Papua New Guineans being evicted,” Marape added. He said the Government would work closely with National Capital District Governor Powes Parkop, on the “settlements to suburbs” programme.
“We will set aside funds for the programme to work,” Marape added.
“I also call on companies and individuals who claim to have title to land in the city, and have evicted settlers, to immediately develop the land that they claim to own,”he said.
“Why are people being evicted from settlements, as in Garden Hills and Morata, and the land is not being developed?
“My warning is that if this land is not developed, it will be forfeited by the State, and distributed to people in a planned manner.”

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