Despite the late start of Parliament, all Members of Parliament and people in the public gallery gave a standing ovation to the country’s three-time Prime Minister.
There was total silence in Parliament as Papua New Guinea’s first prime minister gave his final speech.
Today marks exactly 49 years ago (April 4, 1968) that Sir Michael first entered the House of Assembly in the Territory of Papua and New Guinea as a politician.
A humbled Sir Michael said it was a privilege to serve the people of Papua New Guinea.
