Governor Luther Wenge

He soon increased the pastors’ allocation to K10 million, saying they play an important role in extending God’s hand.

Since his announcement, women in the rural districts of Morobe have been getting scammed by people pretending to be from the Governor’s office.

Mothers and elderly women – most of whom are widows – have been pressured to pay over K30 each – by different groups – to benefit from the K5 million allocation.

The forum will also give an opportunity to residents to air their concerns and frustrations.

 At today’s forum, Governor Wenge told those gathered that a budget of K609 million has been approved for the province by the Finance Minister.

This is K35 million less than what was passed by Tutumang on Thursday, February 9^th.

He also said that K30 million has been spent on tertiary students’ fees through the Gerson-Solulu Scholarship.

Governor Wenge repeated the requirements to hundreds of tertiary students today at Tutumang Haus.

“Pikinini mas stat lo elementri lo Morobe, na pinis lo Morobe,” he said.

 “Yu Sipik man, pikinini blo yu skul lo hia from elementary to Grade 12, you must produce the certificate to prove your kid went to elementary to Grade 12 in Morobe Province.

“That’s the minimum requirement.

“And you’ll get a 100 percent scholarship.