The re-elected Member for Moresby North- West electorate in the nation’s capital, Mr. Lohia Boe Samuel, will be looking at implementing vital programs as per his Pangu Pati goals to ensure his people get the improved service they need and improve their lives along with it.
Speaking during his official declaration at the counting venue at the Pacific Institute of Leadership and Governance (PILAG), he announced that he will be taking a bottom-up approach to implementing his programs.
He said as per his discussions with the prime minister, he will be implementing programs to address issues in three main areas, which are to modernize the Motu- Koita villages in his ward one area, modernize as well the settlements in his electorate so to ensure basic services like water, electricity and proper roads are provided to the people and lastly, he intends to improve the basic services back to the main suburbs in the electorate, which overtime have declined.
“That will be my task for the next five years and I will make sure that these tasks for my people of north- west are carried out,” stressed the member.
Mr. Samuel later thanked his people for having confidence in him and returning him to the seat to serve them for a full five-year term after he was elected last year in a by- election.
He also thanked the Papua New Guinea Electoral Commission (PNGEC) team that made the election possible and for going through the tough times during counting and eventually wrapping up everything on Friday 12th August.
Meanwhile, Lohia Boe Samuel shot up past the absolute majority of 21, 149 after the last exclusion 25 to reclaim his seat for Moresby North- West electorate, he received 23, 452 votes after the last exclusion.
Coming in second is Joe Tonde with 18, 863 votes after the distribution of 11, 687 ballots from candidate Thaddeus Kanbanei, who was excluded from the race in exclusion 25.
Mr. Samuel also congratulated Mr. Tonde for putting up a challenge in this election and came in second. He also thanked the other candidates that ran in the election, but a special thanks to the women who also ran in the 2022 National General Election.