Lae MP John Rosso is new PNG Deputy Prime Minister

 Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape has announced that Member for Lae Open, John Rosso will be his Deputy.

He says it is rightful that the Deputy is from the Morobe province, after the passing of the late Deputy Prime Minister, Sam Basil.

''When I return from Australia the honourable John Rosso will be sworn into office as our nation's  Deputy Prime Minister in respect to the passing of late Sam Basil, he is from Morobe and they both from Morobe and we have important projects and Morobe is a strategic province and with the passing of Sam Basil its only fitting that a senior leader from Morobe becomes Deputy PM to Sheppard us '' said Marape.

Meantime, Prime Minister Marape has appointed Minister for State-Owned Enterprises, William Duma as the Acting Prime Minister for the two days while he is away in Brisbane.

NBC News / PNG Today

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