Hangapo Primary school in Tebi Local Level Government (LLG) in Tari Piro District, Hela Province hosted a ceremony with the 11 Clan Community bylaws as a memorandum of understanding (MOU).
The MOU is now a symbol of agreement and understanding to maintain protection of school properties and keeping peace between the school and communities nearby.
Hangapo in Tebi LLG was known to be a warzone with an adequate number of warlords, these war warriors came forward who truly seek peace in the midst of everything.
This first of its kind ceremony was witnessed by the Provincial Police Commander (PPC) for Hela Province Chief Superintendent Joseph Tondop and Security Personnel, Police officers and Army, Director Tumberi, Standard Officer Tari Pori Electorate Rickson Gulai, Distance Education Advisor Howard Matiabe, Hela Defence Service Liaison Officer Sargent (Sgt) Andrew Telabe and Hangapo Primary School Head Teacher Rom Gulai and his ancillary staffs, teachers, students and surrounding communities.
One of the war warriors came forward and spoke about his experience and accepted the changes that needs to done for a better life.
One warrior proclaimed to change his ways for his District because he has not witness a PPC set foot in remote Tebi LLG.
The guests were moved by the initiative of the community for school and expressed a warm heart of satisfaction gesture to the school staff and the surrounding communities in Tebi LLG.
PPC Tondop hugged them with gratitude and encouraged them to live by the bylaws they have signed and pledged to uphold.
“Almost a year since I took the Office for PPC Heal, I have never witnessed such a Memorandum of Understanding like this, especially in Hela Province.”
“I am blessed to witness such a launching to protect and improve the school well and to promote the children’s pathways to building a future for them and for you as a community.”
PPC Tondop encouraged them to think of after 20 years how the children would turn out to be thanks to what has happened today.
“Education has the power to develop our children’s future, it can build our children to be, doctors, engineers, pilots, police or army, or even to be the Prime Minister.”
Furthermore PPC Tondop reiterated that the illegal firearms that you possess will be the death of you.
“Illegal firearms will not help you inside or outside the law.”
“If you have illegal firearms, the government will still hunt you down for your crimes.”
Tondop added that there must be collaboration between the police and the community.
He further stressed the Hela Provincial Law and order Program Next year 2024 where stakeholders and professionals living and working outside of hela to witness the launching of Gun surrender Program.
With the successful launch witnessed, PPC encouraged more similar bylaws in the four districts of Hela Province and will personally ensure the laws are enforced.
Meanwhile, Hela Community Development Youth and Religion, Director Daniel Tumberi expressed his thanks to the PPC and security personnel for witnessing the occasion.
Mentioning also that he had never witnessed successive PPC’S in the past years present in such activities in remote areas in Hela.
Hagapo Primary now is set under an MOU to improve the lives of the young students and the nearby communities to develop and grow together.
The By-laws express complete compliance from the school and communities near the school premises.
• No outsiders trespassing through school premises
• Zero Tolerance of alcohol in and around of school boundaries by villagers or staffs
• Nil fighting inside the school among students or techer verses students
• No cultivation and consumption of marijuana and home brewing by surrounding communities.
• Not stealing from the school.