More than 1,500 members of the Joint Security Task Force began moving into the Enga Province from Hela as of Tuesday, July 5, in preparation for polling duties.
Polling for the Enga Province is scheduled for today, July 7.
Commissioner Manning who is in the Highlands overseeing the election security operations said, “The security operation focus has been in the highlands provinces based on the past experiences and intelligence reports but so far Hela has been reported relatively quiet with few isolated incidents which have been managed.
We expect the same from the remaining provinces of Enga, Southern Highlands, Western Highlands, Jiwaka, Simbu and Eastern Highlands provinces.
“However, the security deployment and capability still remain heightened for worse case scenarios for polling leading in the couniting period.