Richard Maru

He met with leaders of the communities in Arang village on the new Yangoru-Hawain road proposed to start work next year. Minister Maru’s visit was to get the leaders consent for the use of their land for the road project.

“I am grateful that this road has been included in the 2023 National Budget, but I just want to be given assurance that the people will cooperate and give their land without demanding for compensation for the road to go through,” said Minister Maru.

He said the claims were untrue. Maru was responding to claims made by Yama in a letter dated 1st August to the Electoral Commissioner to sideline the Returning officer for Madang.
Yama stated that the RO was sighted at the same vicinity as the Member-elect for Yangoru-Saussia with some police personnel and member-elect for Usino-Bundi at the same time. 
 

This dream has come to fruition in the delivery of educational infrastructure in all the LLGs of the district especially during this time of parliament.

The cream of it all is the Yangoru School of Excellence, which was opened recently by the Deputy Australian High Commissioner, Dr. Joanne Loundes.

People of Yangoru-Saussia gathered to see the opening of the gateway to opportunities – Yangoru School of Excellence. It was a moment of achievement for Maru.

“We want to have quality education not just the quantity,” said Maru.

Party leader, Richard Maru in a press conference held recently stated that PFP is not happy with the current common roll update and fears that many may miss out during the 2022 National General Elections.

Open Member for Yangoru-Saussia, Richard Maru sought answers from the Minister for National Planning and Monitoring, Rainbo Paita regarding the completion of these hospitals and the funding that is required.

Maru said K50 million is required to fund the completion of these projects.

“Can you undertake to this Parliament that our government in the 2022 budget will provide the K50 million required to complete the Port Moresby cancer facility and the Lae ANGAU Cancer Facility so we can complete these two world class hospitals in this term of Parliament,” Maru queried.

Maru raised this concern on the floor of Parliament yesterday during the Question Without Notice period.

"Why is the Government so silent and not backing up the acquisition of Westpac Bank?"

Prime Minister James Marape responded and clarified that the Independent Consumer and Competition is an independent body and the process of acquisition is still ongoing.

He further added that investors in the country have a choice to stay and continue doing business or leave.

He said providing SME funding to National Development Bank and Bank South Pacific under the Stimulus Package falls short of what the MSME sector really needs to fuel its growth and expansion.  Provision of cheaper and accessible loans is not sufficient for overall MSME sector growth.  

Two critical SME sector interventions PNG needs are:

Minister Maru, who was previously in the People’s National Congress Party, made the move in February this year but delayed announcing the move because of the death of Grand Chief Sir Micheal Somare. His membership with the PFP was officially confirmed by the Registrar of Political Parties on the 17^th of February this year.

PFP President, Pastor Dominic Krasombi, and Party Secretary General, Sir Peter Honale were present to show their support. Patron of the party, Luther Wenge was not present but was represented by his son, Mathew Wenge.

The staunch PNC supporter officially resigned on January 15^th 2021.

In his announcement Yangoru-Saussia MP, Richard Maru, says he will move to the middle benches in the next sitting of Parliament.

Maru says he wants to offer an alternative voice to the Government towards PNG’s social and economic development.

He made the undertaking following a series of questions from the Yangoru-Saussia MP in a recent Parliament sitting.

Yangoru-Saussia MP and former national planning minister, Richard Maru, recently asked Prime Minister James Marape why PNG is importing poultry products from other countries despite having its own K1.2 billion chicken industry.

Referring to recent figures from PNG Customs, Maru said K120 million worth of chicken was imported under the current Government in the last 12 months.