Retiring longest serving Parliamentarian in the Commonwealth, Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare will be the guest speaker at the Pangu Pati Fundraising Dinner in Lae this Saturday.
Papua New Guinea’s first prime minister was a member of the famous Bully Beef Club whom formed the Papua and New Guinea (Pangu) Pati in the late 1960s, and drove the idea of self-government from Australia.
Sir Michael will retire from politics at the end of this parliament term.
The fundraising dinner in the Morobe capital will also commemorate one of the country’s oldest parties, 50th anniversary.
Current party leader and Deputy Opposition Leader Sam Basil said despite not having the business support, the fundraiser will be held as scheduled.
Basil appealed to business houses and individuals to purchase tickets because the monies generated will help to fund the party to change the government and save PNG from this economic slump.
Lae Yacht Club will be the venue, and tables are sold for K20,000 and K2,000 for per person.