PNG Party will be looking at endorsing 60 candidates to contest for the 111 seats in Parliament.
PNG Party General Secretary Kila Poka revealed this to the media after presenting the party’s policies at the National Research Institute in Port Moresby today.
Poka said the party received over 500 expression of interest from aspiring politicians and party officials in the last five months had screened it down to 98 candidates.
“We have finalised of 98 candidates in which we think we can do better to screen down, and we are hoping to run almost 60 candidates.
With a month before the 2017 National Elections Issue of Writs by the Governor-General, PNG Party which is led by former Deputy Prime Minister and opposition leader, Belden Namah will officially launch its public awareness drive on March 20 in East New Britain Province.
PNG Party policies covers, the Family Units, Social Sector, Economic Sector and Peace, Security, Justice and Public Services.
Poka said the party policies are in line with the country’s Constitution, with the aim to serve the people of Papua New Guinea to be educated, healthier, wealthier and productive citizens.
The National Research Institute public forum to for political parties to promote their policies will continue next Tuesday, and it’s opened to the general public to attend.
Picture: PNG Party General Secretary Kila Poka flanked by party supporters. Picture by Charles Yapumi.