The residents of Wewak and the district administration are in mourning upon receiving the sad news of the untimely passing of the Wewak Member of Parliament, late Kevin Isifu. District Administrator, Mr. Martin Maingu this afternoon stated that the people of Wewak are in a state of shock after getting word of the MP’s sudden passing, stating that at the moment words cannot express the sorrow they are experiencing. “The people of Wewak and those of us working in the district administration are all in sorrow. We are shocked and at the moment grieving the death of our MP,” the DA said. He reiterated that both the people and the DA were looking forward to working with the Late MP to implement the 5 year plan they had set for the District, but that sadly this will not be the case. “The people were happy, I was happy when he retained his seat because we knew that we were going to work alongside each other to deliver our 5 year plan,” said the Maingu. It is understood that the late member had passed today due to underlying health issues. According to Mr. Maingu, he will be speaking with Provincial Administration and the family of Late Kevin Isifu tomorrow and at that time will determine what there next course of action will be before addressing the media.