Fiji, June 12 -- Bougainville House of representatives Speaker Simon Pentanu has challenged claims made in Papua New Guinea's National Parliament regarding the sessional order on the Bougainville referendum, saying key issues were never agreed upon and discussions between the two Speakers were not formally completed.
In a statement to the House of Representatives, Pentanu said his remarks were prompted by a ministerial statement delivered in the PNG National Parliament earlier this week concerning the sessional order.
Pentanu said that under the Melanesian Agreement, he and the Speaker of the PNG National Parliament were required to engage, draft and agree on the sessional order.
"The Joint Supervisory Body of December 2025 asked us to w...