Pangu Pati

He said the decision to join PANGU was made after serious discussion among the former independent bloc members.

It was the rich history of the party as well as its leadership, with Sam Basil, at the helm which eventually won them over.

“With the good history it (PANGU) has, I believe my move to PANGU will be in the best interest of Wabag and for the country as a whole. Because I believe in a leadership that is transparent, and believe in a leadership that implements,” he said.

Basil said currently there are only 14 Shadow Ministries funded for the Opposition ranks which has been the norm since independence.

He said the funding will allow shadow ministers to adequately keep in check the Ministers in Government.

Basil plans to ask the Opposition coalition to make a submission to the Parliamentary Council to fund 

“If the government has 33 Ministries, we want 33 Shadow Ministries in the opposition so that we can effectively put up policies against the government on the floor.

According to inside sources from the Kokopo camp, they are awaiting on the announcement from Pangu Pati leader Sam Basil.

However, Basil told Loop PNG that such talks are for leaders to discuss and he did not want to discuss further on the rumors.

The Kokopo camp currently has 15 MPs in camp but will be increasing as more MPs elect are anticipated to be joining them today.

Out of the 15, ten MPs are from the National Alliance Party while the other five are from coalition partners and independent MPs.

More updates to come.

While Sumkar has already been declared, being the first for Madang province people in the province are anticipating another declaration to come from the Madang  open seat.

The party leader was met by the Sumkar member elect and another Pangu member, Madang open candidate Bryan Kramer.

The Party submitted its candidates’ listing to the PNG Electoral Commission on Monday in Port Moresby.

The list, sighted by Loop PNG, was submitted by the party General Secretary Morris Tovebae at 2pm at the PNGEC headquarters.

Eighty-two candidates will run under Pangu’s banner in the 2017 National Elections.

The list combines the candidates endorsed by the party’s council, provincial branches and parliamentary leader, Sam Basil.

Following a massive display of support by supporters of Gore numbering in the thousands and travelling in truckloads, Maureen quietly strolled in after Gore’s nomination with a Pangu Pati flag and a handful of supporters and witnesses.

Maureen contested the 2012 Elections in the same seat but finished 25 with only 598 primary votes.

The winner Gore finished with 2,826 primary votes.

So far three women out of a total of 18 candidates have nominated to contest the Sohe Open seat as at 4pm this afternoon.

The other female candidate is Helen Porari.