Former Bougainville president backs independence

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Former Bougainville president James Tanis is looking for individuals to vote for independence from Papua New Guinea within the referendum which begins on Saturday

Mr Tanis stated he didn’t need individuals to hearken to those that stated Bougainville lacked the capability to handle as an unbiased nation.

Bougainville is a resourceful area with resourceful individuals and a scarcity of capability is just not a everlasting order in society, he stated.

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“However quite it’s one thing that modifications and it grows.

“The dearth of capability shouldn’t be used as an argument to discourage individuals from selecting independence as a result of, from a private stage, what I do know is that, sure, we do not need the capability in the mean time, however that ought to not cease the individuals from selecting independence.”

James Tanis, who was president from 2008 to 2010, has lately been working in varied roles getting ready Bougainville for the vote.

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