Wosera-Gawi

New aid post a big help for community

This initiative is a collaborative effort by Save the Children’s Safe Children Healthy Mothers (SCHM) nutrition project, in partnership with the East Sepik Provincial Health Authority (PHA) and the local Sarkim community.

This commissioned aid post promises to have a profound impact on the health and nutrition of the approximately 1,300 residents of this remote community. Previously, they endured a grueling 2.5-hour trek to access medical services at the Wombisa or Kaukia Health Facility, leading to significant healthcare challenges.

Wosera-Gawi polling makes slow start

It is one of those electorates in the province where polling locations were remote and unreachable by chopper or sea transport, especially during high tide.

Freddy Pinga, LLG Manager for Wosera is the Returning Officer (RO) for Wosera-Gawi Open electorate. He explained the polling situation.

“This is the third day and our teams are still waiting to be moved because fuel for transportation were not arriving on time,” he said.

Accidents on the rise along Sepik Highway

East Sepik Provincial Police Commander Superintendent Albert Beli said there had been increase in traffic accidents along the highway in the recent months.  He said with election campaign going on, the movement of vehicles has increased. Road users are being asked to apply caution when traveling.

Wosera-Gawi petition dismissed

Justice George Manuhu dismissed the petition on Friday at the Wewak National Court.

Joseph Yopyyopy won the Wosera-Gawi seat with 10,822 votes while Francis Baindu, the first runner-up, collected 7,896 votes.

With a difference of 2,926 votes, Baindu filed the petition on seven counts of bribery.

Only two counts of bribery proceeded to the substantive trial which commenced early this week at the Wewak National Court.

Melanesian Alliance secures first seat

Party leader Joseph Yopyyopy will represent the 80,000-plus people of Wosera-Gawi in East Sepik Province as a second term MP in the 10th Parliament.

Returning officer Freddy Pinga officially declared the elected member at 4pm at the counting centre in Maprik District.

Pinga said Yopyyopy was declared with 10,822 votes; the absolute majority was 9,060.

Francis Bandu finished second with 7,896 votes.