The Deputy Governor of the Western Highlands Province has criticised a number of assistant returning officers after they resumed vote counting in the five LLGs the Electoral Commissioner declared failed.
Wai Rapa questioned why these officers, temporarily employed to run the elections, have defied the commissioner and illegally resumed vote counting.
Fourteen LLG elections in six other highlands provinces have also been declared failed by the commissioner.
“The decision and stand of the electoral commissioner with the support of the Government is clear so why are a few election officials defying the decision of the authorities of the independent state of Papua New Guinea?” the Deputy Governor asked.
Mt Hagen city was quiet yesterday after a rampage in the main market on Wednesday, sparked by Mr Trawen’s decision.
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