ENB THINK TANK TO CHALLENGE GOVT LLG ELECTION DEFERRALS

By Wasita ROYAL

EAST New Britain stands at a political crossroads as prominent leaders and hundreds of local candidates prepare a historic challenge against the national government’s continued deferral of Local Level Government elections, now postponed to September 27, of this year.

The movement, spearheaded by respected lawyer Norbert Bunbun Kubak, has gained rapid momentum through private messaging groups and the East New Britain Think Tank Association Forum with participants declaring a “constitutional crisis” and vowing to fight what they see as the systematic erosion of democratic rights.

Kubak urged the people to take the opportunity to demonstrate that ENB will no longer sit back and suffer in silence, invoking the legacy of ENB’s founding fathers – Kaputin, Kereku, Tamur, Toliman and ToBaining Snr.

 He phrased the election delays as symptomatic of deeper governance failures.

The response has solidified around two main strategies where John Sambie leads the legal charge, confirming he is preparing court action.

Meanwhile, The plan now is to include district-wide demonstrations and petition drives targeting MPs’ offices.

 Kubak cautioned against street protests, warning: “Opportunists could infiltrate, turning peaceful demonstrations into violence, and instead proposed public forums or legal action as safer alternatives.

With ENBs push for autonomy, this is definitely going to be a spark to redefine the province’s stand in awakening its politic.