Polling delayed in remote parts of Gulf

By SHEILA LASIBORI
POLLING in remote parts of Gulf province has reportedly been delayed due to bad weather.
This has resulted in the unavailability of polling officials and equipment.
Polling was supposed to have started last Saturday.
Gulf provincial police commander Insp Heni Vagi said his officers had been deployed to Kikori, Kotindanga and Kaintiba.
He said polling officers from Port Moresby were supposed to be deployed to Malalaua last week.
These officers and polling officials left Kerema yesterday afternoon for Malalaua, where polling is expected to start today.
Polling officials and police officers travelled to Baimuru last Sunday.
Mr Vagi said he was not expecting trouble during polling in Gulf province and attributed this to the new limited preferential voting (LPV) system.
Meanwhile, polling started in the provincial capital, Kerema, yesterday and is expected to end today.

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