The Minister for Environment, Conservation and Climate Change and Member for Lufa Simo Kilepa says as long as he remains in office, education will be one of his priorities.

He said this during the week when presenting K188, 000 to the University of Papua New Guinea as part of the school fee assistance package.

“This funding is from the District and Provincial government to support the National Government’s support to our students studying in the institutions,” he said.

About 47 students from the University of PNG benefited from the assistance, part of a K2m package for school fee assistance.

“K1m is from our Lufa District Development Authority funding and K1m is from Governor’s assistance”.

Students from the Pacific Adventist University outside Port Moresby also were recipients of the school fee assistance.

Many who gave their testaments at the presentation of the funding support said it was the first of its kind to see support coming to them from a political representative.

“This funding is to help your parents and off-set some of the burdens they have, I understand many of them are subsistence farmers and many sell store goods in the informal space,” Minister Kilepa said.

All Lufa students throughout the country will benefit from this funding according to the DDA.