Provincial Administrators

The swearing in was presided by the Acting Governor General, Sir Gibbs Salika and  marked the employment contract signing for two Heads of Departments and two Provincial Administrators.

Heads of Departments appointed are:

Hari John Akipe, appointed as the Secretary of the Department of Defence.

Benjamin Samson, reappointed as lands and Physical Planning Secretary. His reappointment became effective from November 1, 2023.

Both appointments are for four years.

Provincial Administrators are:

The distinguished individuals who have been entrusted with these pivotal roles are as follows:

1. Allen Masil Los has been appointed as the Provincial Administrator of Eastern Highlands Province for a duration of four years.
2. Max Bruten has assumed the position of Provincial Administrator for Morobe Province, also for a term of four years.

The National Executive Council, responsible for the appointments, has officially announced and published the appointments of these two provincial administrators in the National Gazette.

Deputy Secretary Executive Resourcing Wing, Vele Ravugamini, made this clarification during a media workshop on Tuesday in Port Moresby.

Mr Ravugamini said most often media tend to mislead the people with their use of words in their reporting.

“This is the reason why we are hosting this media workshop to help media understand and write good informative reports when disseminating to the people.

Chief Secretary, Isaac Lupari, when officially opening the Provincial and Local Level Service Monitoring Authority (PLLSMA) conference in Port Moresby on Tuesday issued the challenge.

He said the role of PLLSMA is vital to deliver services to our people but since its inception after the passage of the Organic Law on Provincial and Local Level Government (OLPLLG), successive National Governments in the past have not fully support the implementation of the OLPLLG.