Cabinet appoints Thompson as NRI chairman

THE National Executive Council (NEC) has appointed Wilson Thompson as chairman of the National Research Institute (NRI) board.
NEC, on Sept 14, appointed Thompson along with other members for a three-year term. The other board members are: Chuave MP Wera Mori; East Sepik Governor Allan Bird; Department of Personnel Management secretary Taies Sansan; Mark Worinu; University of Papua New Guinea vice-chancellor Prof Frank Griffin; University of Technology vice-chancellor Dr Ora Renagi; NRI staffer Dr Francis Odhuno; Department of National Planning and Monitoring deputy secretary Michael Kumung; and, NRI director Dr Osborne Sanida.