PNG Electoral Commission is a massive failure, some functions must be removed : Bird

The New Government has been urged to consider creating a Special Parliamentary Committee on Elections, to oversee some roles of the Electoral Commission.

East Sepik Governor

East Sepik Governor, Allan Bird says that the provinces should also apply to the Supreme Court to remove the functions of Electoral roll updates from the Electoral Commission and take it to the provinces.

Mr. Bird said this on NBC National Radio, following reports of voters in some districts of East Sepik Province being denied their democratic right to cast votes due to a shortage of Ballot papers.

Governor Bird reiterates, Electoral Commission is a massive failure in the country and appointing a new Electoral Commissioner would not fix anything,.

He says that there is a need for structural change to rectify this problem.

NBC News / PNG Today

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