Polling teams in Western Province have almost completed polling with only 2 more teams left to deliver polling in Seltamin and Selbang in the Olsobip Rural LLG in the North Fly district.
Election Manager, Mr. Max Paul is happy that poll commenced well with little to no hiccups.
Mr. Paul stated that all ballot boxes have been retrieved and returned to the counting venue.
“We have only 2 more teams to complete polling for the province then the counting training will follow and hopefully by tomorrow evening we will start counting,” Paul said.
He added that due to the weather and the remoteness of the locations, polling for the final 2 teams had to wait a little before heading to their respective locations.
With over 300 wards and being the largest and most amphibious province, Mr. Paul suggested that it was no easy task.
“You know Western Province is the largest province in the country, we had to make sure we covered the whole of the province,” he said.
Weather was by far the only challenge that Mr. Paul spoke about, stating that the unpredictability of the weather affected the logistics of the polling teams.