Radio NZ- SMLOLA still backing RTG Mining Inc, page-6

Yes, the position of SMLOLA matters
So does the position of the 8 other landowner groups
A common confusion that foreigners have is to think that landowner groups, ILGs and landowners and clan leaders are the same people

RTG is not even the the first company that Mirioiri has signed up with

https://bougainvillenews.com/tag/tall-jpng-ltd/

This is the land of unexpected
The Western concepts may not always apply
That is why there are 9 landowner associations whose elections were organised by the Bougainville Electoral Commission at that time

The news releases you read make you feel better
But in the ground, you may find that the truth is different