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By NELSON K PHILIP GENDER equality will be the basis used for the formation of the National Capital District Commission council members, National Capital District (NCD) governor Powes Parkop said. He said the NCDC council will comprise equal number of males and females. He said the council members will not be elected but he will appoint them based on merit and gender equality. “I will appoint equal number of males and females to the council, promoting gender equality and empowering people to participate actively in the improvement of the city,” Mr Parkop said during the launching of the Commonwealth local government forum (CLGF) Port Moresby office. He said women have never been equal partners in the running of the city council and it is about time they are given the chance to participate at the decision level. He supports a government which empowers people and promotes gender equality. He said: “We can achieve a lot of things through bottom-up planning.” Mr Parkop’s stand was commended by a woman delegate from a Pacific nation, who was part of the CLGF delegation. “There’s potential in Papua New Guinea women. “Some of them are excelling in their positions out there,” she said. Meanwhile, nominations for the local level government (LLG) elections closed on April 24 and the election manager for the Central province, Iyapino Mango, said there is an increase in the number of women candidates. This, he said, signifies that women are breaking free from many obstacles and coming out of their confines to participate in areas where men are dominating. |
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