Post Courier
CANDIDATES who contested for presidential seats in
the 17 Local Level Governments in the Hela Province are filing a petition to
declare the elections in the province failed.
This was emphasised during a press conference in Mt Hagen last week by the candidates.
Tagali LLG presidential candidates Henny Hayale, Etape Ayage and Paul Parila who spoke on behalf of the candidates stated in their petition that the LLG elections in all the 17 LLG in the province were hijacked by few individuals who they claimed used force and intimidation.
Mr Hayabe claimed the people did not freely and fairly elect their leaders because they feared for their lies and gave in to their intimidators.
“We the leaders and candidates from Hela do not agree with Andrew Trawen’s decision to only declare failed election for Tari LLG and
not the other 16,” the candidates said.
“The other LLGs also saw some of the worst corrupt pratises in an election and we do not know why the electoral commissioner only picked Tari LLG and declared it a failed election.” The candidates in their petition stated that polling were conducted in ungazetted polling areas, candidates hijacked the ballot papers and shared among themselves, while election officials and security personal were openly threatened.
Mt Hayabe and Mr Ayage said the LLG elections this year where the people elect their presidents is a newly introduced system in the country and should have been well funded and supported by the Government but that did not happen resulting in most of the LLGs seeing a failed election.
“Counting in many LLGs in Hela has not started yet and we want to have fresh elections so that the people can democratically elect their leaders,” the two presidential candidates said.
The petition will be presented today to declare all LLG election in Hela Province failed.
This was emphasised during a press conference in Mt Hagen last week by the candidates.
Tagali LLG presidential candidates Henny Hayale, Etape Ayage and Paul Parila who spoke on behalf of the candidates stated in their petition that the LLG elections in all the 17 LLG in the province were hijacked by few individuals who they claimed used force and intimidation.
Mr Hayabe claimed the people did not freely and fairly elect their leaders because they feared for their lies and gave in to their intimidators.
“We the leaders and candidates from Hela do not agree with Andrew Trawen’s decision to only declare failed election for Tari LLG and
not the other 16,” the candidates said.
“The other LLGs also saw some of the worst corrupt pratises in an election and we do not know why the electoral commissioner only picked Tari LLG and declared it a failed election.” The candidates in their petition stated that polling were conducted in ungazetted polling areas, candidates hijacked the ballot papers and shared among themselves, while election officials and security personal were openly threatened.
Mt Hayabe and Mr Ayage said the LLG elections this year where the people elect their presidents is a newly introduced system in the country and should have been well funded and supported by the Government but that did not happen resulting in most of the LLGs seeing a failed election.
“Counting in many LLGs in Hela has not started yet and we want to have fresh elections so that the people can democratically elect their leaders,” the two presidential candidates said.
The petition will be presented today to declare all LLG election in Hela Province failed.
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