Peter Numu

In a media conference today, Governor Peter Numu clarified that it was not a looting spree as claimed but an agreement between the shop manager and himself.

“I am not that stupid to tell people to just go in and get good at their own will.

“I have an agreement with the shop manager and we agreed for the people to get goods worth K5,000.”

He said these were just mere allegations to tarnish his name and reputation.

“When we went into elections, all of the candidates go against me and this is one of their tactics in spoiling my name,” says Governor Numu.

This follows an estimated K1 million in damages at one of the province’s largest supermarkets.

The Bintangor Supermarket, which is owned by Simon Sia, who is also the election petitioner against the young leader, was ransacked last Thursday by looters and opportunists.

According to police, the young leader was involved.

It was reported that around 4pm, the Governor entered the supermarket on Thursday, heavily escorted by outside police officers.

He allegedly gave directives for shoppers to get a rice bag each, which added up to K5,000.

All eight MPs were sworn in by the Provincal Senior Magistrate.

The Governor, Peter Numu took his oath first.

In his maiden speech said he was ready to take on from where former governor Julie Soso had left off.

He told public servants there was no time waste – and urged them to pull up their socks.

Governor Numu said his first task is to build and improve the Goroka Market and town water supply and the Gorka town sewerage project; revive the town beautification program, and address public servants’ housing concerns.