West New Britain Governor, Sasindran Muthuvel says people need fair representation on the floor of Parliament.
He made these remarks days after the passing of the Electoral Boundary Commission Report by Parliament earlier this week. Governor Muthuvel said for years people of Talasea suffered because of huge land mass, high population and limited funding.
“Talasea District has a population of 270,000 and is six times more than most of the districts in the country”, said Muthuvel. He echoed that this has seen leaders and public servants struggle to serve the people.
Muthuvel told Inside PNG, the separation of Talasea District will now make way for efficient service delivery especially to the Nakanai and Bialla areas, adding that, Bialla will now be the Headquarter for Nakanai District while Kimbe remain as Provincial capital and District Headquarter for Talasea District.
“The town of Bialla is prepared, there is electricity supply, water and with an additional K5million allocated by the Talasea District to build the new office”, said Governor Muthuvel.
The WNB Governor urged people of Talasea to be thankful that this is historical for the Province and is timely for a fair distribution of resources to help deliver services to communities. Muthuvel said shifting to Bialla will see more investment and economic growth outside of Kimbe town.
“There are always challenges in creating anything new, rather than focusing on difficulties”, Muthuvel explained.
He said while Talasea District has seen the split, the Nakanai area still boast a population of over 200,000 people which deserves additional separation.
Governor Muthuvel thanked leaders of Parliament and the Marape Basil Government for endorsing the EBC Report.
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