Papua New Guinea (PNG) will farewell the late Governor for Morobe province, Luther Wenge today in Port Moresby city.

The official State Funeral of the late Governor will take place this morning at 10AM where he will Lie- in- State at the Grand Hall in the Parliament House at Waigani, where fellow Members of Parliament (MPs) will pay their last respects to the fallen leader of the people of Morobe province.

Late Luther Wenge was first elected to the Sixth National Parliament in 1997 General Elections, re- elected to the Seventh National Parliament in 2002 General Elections, Eight National Parliament in 2007 General Elections and elected again to the Eleventh National Parliament in 2022 General Elections as the Provincial Member.

During these terms he served as member of the Parliament Referral Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Deputy Chairman of the Parliamentary Referral Committee on Industry and Industrial Relations from July 1997 to July 1998, member of Special Committee on Social Development Committee on Plans and Estimates from November 1999 and Special Committee on Provincial and Local Government Reforms from June 2000 and many more parliamentary committees.

He also served as the Chairman of the Momase Regional Governor’s Council from 1997 to 2003 and launched the Pipol First Party on 7th August 2001 in Lae city, Morobe province.

Meanwhile, the body of late Luther Wenge will leave Port Moresby city for his home in Morobe province tomorrow.