Central Bougainville MP

Akoitai sworn in

The swearing in ceremony was held at the state function room.

It was witnessed by parliamentary staff, Samuel Akoitai’s officers and the media.

Akoitai told media that he will be sitting within government ranks because he needs to implement the peace agreement.

“Well obviously to implement the peace agreement I have to be in government.

Fr Dumarinu seeks recount of judicial recount

His lawyers filed a motion before the same court to challenge the recount results, alleging there were errors.

He claims the recount results did not meet requirements of section 170 of the organic law.

That provision allows for the candidate with the second highest votes to request for a recount, if the number of votes does not exceed 0.25 percent of the number of votes,  polled by the candidate who collected the highest number of votes.

The matter returned before Justice Lawrence Kangwia for the court to ratify the results of the recount.