By Adorina Massing.
Minista blong Intenol Afeas, Hon. Johnny Koanapo hemi talem se bae hemi muvum deit blong Vota Registresen i ko kasm dei blong vot long Mei namba 29.
MP Koanapo we hemi Minista risponsol blong Referendum hemi konfem toktok ia yestedei long VBTC Tok Stret show.
“Hemi blong mekem sua se pipol oli effectively partisipet long Referendum,” hemi talem.
Registresen blong ol vota istap hapen evri yia mo igat deit blong klos we hemi 6 wik bifo long polling dei o dei blong vot.
Long yia ia, Vanuatu Elektrol Ofis hemi putum aot klosing deit blong vota registresen long Aprel namba 17, be Kavman hemi stap lukluk blong mekem sam jenis blong deit blong givim moa janis long plante pipol oli save kam regista mo vot.
Minista risponsibol hemi talem se i impoten blong alowem pipol i regista blong save exercisem raet blong olgeta long Mei namba 29.
“Mi stap tekem decisen se bae cut off deit blong registresen ia hemi ko kolosap long taem blong voting blong givim maximum opportunity,” hemi talem.
“Yumi wantem mekem tu se yumi no dragem tumas pipol be yumi mekem tu ol polling stesen ia iko kolosap long ol vilej lo ole ria we mekem se ol pipol oli save kam kolosap lem.”
Minista i bin konfem tu long Palamen las manis se bae kat wan Legislation Oda (Regulation Oda) we bae Atoney Jenerol hemi writem olsem wan guide blong Elektrol Ofis mo Nasonal Committee blong helpem vot process blong Referendum.
Elektrol Komisen oli talem se Regulation Oda ia hemi blong mekem sua se process blong vot mo kampen hemi sef mo oli givim aot klia aweness long ol pipol long diferen eria konstituensi.
Minista Koanapo hemi talem se bae kat regulesen hemi kam “blong yumi saenem blong mekem sua se yumi kat wan effective patisipesen blong pipol blong Referendum.”
Hemi tok moa se ol safeguard ia oli stap insaed long Constitusen mo insaed long Law wetem sam long ol management consideration we oli stap tekem naoia.
“Yumi kat ol safeguard ia blong protektem integrity blong referendum mo effectiveness blem.”
