The body of the late North Bougainville MP, William Nakin was at the Grand Hall of the National Parliament earlier today for the Lie in State program.
This was then followed by a funeral mass at the St Joseph Catholic Church at East Boroko.
According to an official program by the sitting Bougainville Regional MP, Peter Tsiamalili Junior, the casket of late Nakin will spend a few hours at his family home at Kennedy Estate before returning to the funeral home at Erima this afternoon.
The casket of late Nakin is expected to leave Port Moresby tomorrow morning via an Air Niugini flight to Buka at around 10am.
Speaker of Parliament, Job Pomat is expected to accompany the casket of late Nakin with his family to Buka.
On arrival the Speaker will officially hand over the casket to President of Bougainville, Ismael Toroama at the Bougainville House of Representatives.
Late William Nakin was born in Kuhilin, Buka on 10th December 1950.
He was first elected in the 2017 National General Election as Member for North Bougainville in the 10th Parliament (2017 to 2022).
During his term he served as a member of the Permanent Parliamentary Committee on Emergency and assistant Speaker in August 2020 until his passing.
Late Nakin completed his Bachelors Degree in Business Studies at the University of Technology (1974) in Lae Morobe.
From 1975 to 1980 he worked as a Manager for New Guinea Company and also served on the Bougainville National Land Board and was responsible for the restoration of economic services in Bougainville during the crisis.
Late Nakin will be laid to rest at Gogohe Village.
He is the second Member of Parliament for the Autonomous Region of Bougainville to pass on in the 10th House of Parliament. The first was Central Bougainville MP Late Sam Akotai.
He is the 10th memebr of parliament to pass on within the space of two-years.
Late Nakin was a member of the National Alliance Party.
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