Police in Central province have reported a peaceful Local Level Government (LLG) election so far despite some issues arising from the availability of ballot papers during polling.

Central Provincial Police Commander (PPC) acting Superintendent Joseph Salle said the good job his officers did in providing assistance during polling also led to the arrest of three individuals involved in the hijacking of ballot papers.

He mentioned that the issue leading to the hijacking of the ballot papers was again the limited number of ballot papers compared to the eligible voters there. He said that is something the Electoral Commission needs to look into and resolve.

"I am happy with how the people of Central are behaving during the election, even though eligible voters have raised issues regarding their names not being on the common roll and the shortage of ballot papers.”

“However, they have come to an understanding and proceeded with the voting, which is nearing completion. Most of the ward councilors have been declared, while the other wards are still voting. After all ward councilors are declared, the election officials will continue to count the LLG President votes, " Salle Said.

PPC Salle further confirmed that there were no further incidents reported, except for one ward in the Hiri Koiari LLG.

He said polling will continue this week and will end when all wards have completed polling.