Elections Priority
By DAVID KAPI
The Port Moresby Rugby
league domestic competition will be postponed next week for
officials, players and supporters to cast day votes for the
general elections.
POM Rugby League chairman Solomon Ravu confirmed this and
assured that this was planned for and it wont affect the
domestic competitions as players, match officials, security
guards and the supporters will exercise their right to vote on
Friday 6th and Saturday 7th July 2007 for the general elections.
Mr. Ravu said that the delayed matches will be slotted on the
later during the week but said the round twelve clash of the SP
Cup match between the city franchise Brain Bell Bulldogs and
highlands franchise Bintangor Lahanis would still go ahead as
scheduled.
He said that the SP Cup game between Bulldogs and Lahanis that
will be played on Sunday will not be affected as voting will
happen only on Friday and Saturday as scheduled and endorsed by
the Electoral Commission for Moresby North-East Open, Moresby
North-West Open and Moresby South Open electorates.
“We cancelled every game to give ample time to everyone involved
with the game, as it is their constitutional right to vote in
the general elections,’ said Mr. Ravu.
The cancellation of the POM rugby league includes; a grade
games, reserve grade and juniors as well as school boys rugby
league matches for this weekend.
