Moresby South polling kicked off slowly in the Nation’s Capital, with polling for surburbs; Town, Paga and Touaguba Hill suspended from 10am in the morning to around 1pm in the afternoon yesterday, due to a dispute by a minority of scrutineers.
The only female candidate contesting Moresby South, Michelle Hau’ofa, was unimpressed by the recent events that transpired last week and how the PNGEC has dealt with them.
“The happenings are unfair and I hate to say this but incompetent, and polling today is disorganized,” she said.
Hau’ofa added that it was a real disappointment and unfair for the people to have the deferral. She called on the Electoral Commission to get their act right and to properly manage the National General Elections.
Hau’ofa outlined a few things that the Electoral Commission could improve on in the near future. “What we need is proper funding and competent employees at the same time. To me it’s just management,” she said.
She added that if you have one and lack the other, all that will happen down the line will be a total waste of time. She urged that as soon as the government is formed after the elections, they should really look into the issues that affect the electoral processes.