Fisheries and Marine Resources Minister

Zeming said the asset was acquired from NASFUND for K12 million.

“NASFUND was placing this asset on the market, and since NFA already owned the facilities on either side of the wharf, it made sense that the government should purchase the wharf too,” he said.

Zeming was responding to questions from Morobe Governor Kelly Naru, who asked if shipping services would be shut down as a result of the purchase.

“Roger has used his popular talk-back show on FM100 to put leaders on the spot about many issues of national interest.

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“His was a powerful voice of free speech and media freedom that any democratic society like ours values so much.”