Last session for 9th Parliament

Members of Parliament will be entering the chamber for the last sitting of the 9th Parliament tomorrow.

The two weeks sitting will end the life of the five year parliament term, before Papua New Guineans go to the polls.

Issue of Writs for the 2017 National Election will be on April 20.

PNG first Prime Minister and East Sepik Governor Sir Michael Somare will also be farewelled as he had already lifted his hands to retire from active politics after more than four decades.   

Also the much talked about, Bill to increase the nomination fees to be paid by candidates wanting to contest the coming election will go before parliament for its final reading.

The Organic Law on National and Local-level Government Elections gets amended candidate nomination fees for national elections will increased from K1, 000 to K10, 000, and the security of costs of an election petition, from K5, 000 to K20, 000.

(Caption: File picture)

Author: 
Charles Yapumi