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The New Government has been urged to consider creating a Special Parliamentary Committee on Elections, to oversee some roles of the Electoral Commission. East Sepik Governor East Sepik Governor, Allan Bird says that the provinces should also apply to the Supreme Court to remove the functions of Electoral roll updates from the Electoral Commission and take it to the provinces. Mr. Bird said this on NBC National Radio, following reports of voters in some districts of East Sepik Province being denied their democratic right to cast votes due to a shortage of Ballot papers. Governor Bird reiterates, Electoral Commission is a massive failure in the country and appointing a new Electoral Commissioner would not fix anything,. He says that there is a need for structural change to rectify this problem. NBC News / PNG Today Next :  PNG Elections : Security Forces Move into Enga Province

Papua New Guinea  Prime Minister  James Marape says he is not in a rush to make ministerial appointments after he was elected by an overwhelming 97-0 in Parliament last Tuesday (August 9 2022). He stated this  when giving an update on ministerial appointments. “We are not in a rush to make Cabinet appointments,” PM Marape said. “I want to first see who in our current Coalition are able persons to be entrusted with portfolios. “We want to ensure that whilst we satisfy our political obligations to all Coalition partners, the best persons must be appointed to various portfolios. “Also, as we review individual department and agency performances of the last three years, we want to also look at heads of departments and agencies so that we appoint experienced and capable people. “This is so that we hit the ground running so that we achieve the outcomes we desire.” PM Marape said one of the most-striking things about Papua New Guinea was that the Human Development Index (HDI) had not improved ...