EX-23.(A) 4 ex23_a.htm CONSENT FOR FORM S-3 FILED 8/10/2000 Consent for Form S-3 filed 8/10/2000
EXHIBIT (23)(a)

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM



We have issued our report dated March 4, 2006, accompanying the consolidated financial statements incorporated by reference in the Annual Report of Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina, Inc. on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005. We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference of said report in the Registration Statement of Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina, Inc. on Form S-3 (File No. 333-43426, effective August 10, 2000).



/s/ PORTER KEADLE MOORE, LLP



Atlanta, Georgia
March 24, 2006