Enga regional seat

Robert Pati, who is contesting for the Enga Regional seat, said a voter’s vote must not be influenced by candidates. 

“People should vote for candidates who are committed Christians, should have a proven record of honesty and transparency and have engaged in some form of service delivery to enhance people’s livelihood prior to elections,” Pati said.

He believes candidates should have proper education because the world is always changing and Parliament is not a place for an uneducated person.

Talita was accompanied by Opposition Leader and Triumph Heritage Empowerment (THE) Party Leader, Don Polye, in the capital Wabag where Talita nominated at around 1pm.

There was a huge turnout of supporters and onlookers to witness the nomination and address by Polye and Talita in the Engan capital.

Polye has thrown his support behind Talita to oust incumbent Governor, Peter Ipatas.

Talita finshied as runner up in the 2012 election with 62, 454 first preference votes.

Ipatas was declared Governor with a final tally of 101, 038 first preference votes.

The former SRC President for UPNG made his intentions known today to run for Enga Regional Seat under Oro Governor, Gary Juffa’s Peoples Movement for Change party.

His intention to run for the regional seat comes after the recent student unrest from the University of Papua New Guinea last year.

“During the unrest, we had a lot of issues that had gone done unsolved between the students and the university administration,” he said.