MP not worried about re-election

MADANG MP Bryan Kramer says re-election as the Madang open MP is the least of his priorities at the moment.
He said he had made a promise to change the Government, and in the process, ensure James Marape was elected prime minister.
“A promise I delivered on,” Kramer, who is also the police minister, said.
“I’m now focused on reforming our police force to address the law and order issues around the country and also restoring Madang to its former glory.
“I never made a promise to get re-elected so it will be the last issue of concern for me.”
Kramer made the statement against the backdrop of the topic of his re-election trending on social media, and discussed in the corridors of Waigani.
“As I have said in the past, I couldn’t care less about being re-elected,” the first-time parliamentarian said, adding that despite all the talk by others, work had been happening to develop the electorate.
Kramer was in Madang about two weeks ago to officiate at the presentation of two ambulances to rural hospitals in his electorate, the first to Yagaum rural hospital and the other to Utu health centre.
Both ambulances were co-funded by the Madang development authority and Digicel Foundation under a Kina for Kina programme at a total cost of K400,000.
His office is currently finalising a submission for a district Works programme for major repair and maintenance of 500km of Madang rural roads. A separate submission is being developed for repair and maintenance of the urban roads.
Three weeks ago, a 10-man team from the police airborne tactical unit from Port Moresby were deployed to Madang to carry out an operation to address on-going law and order issues in the province.
On Thursday, a prime suspect believed to be responsible for recent killings in Transgogol, was shot and killed following a dawn raid.
In a week’s time, 150 members of the police special services division will be deployed to Madang to assist in efforts to return the once sleepy and safe tourist town to its former reputation as the “Pearl of the Pacific”.
Kramer believes this is a task that will take two years to achieve.
Two weeks ago, members of the police fraud squad and Auditor-General’s Office were in Madang to carry out investigations into fraud in the Madang treasury under the former administration, and next month, a high-level investigation team will travel to Madang to act on a number of serious allegations of corruption in the provincial administration.