PM opens administration building

PRIME Minister James Marape opened the new provincial administration building and launched several projects in West Sepik during his visit on Monday.
He said a US$200 million (about K689 million) wharf, the closest PNG port to Asia, would be built in Vanimo by a South Korean company, with the provincial government to benefit from the revenue generated there.
Marape opened the new West Sepik administration building and said: “I want to acknowledge the leadership of West Sepik Governor Tony Wouwou, who did not wait for the Government.
“Instead, he went ahead and used the funding given to the provincial government and the province’s internal revenue to build the new provincial assembly building.
“It is not easy to have a vision and to bring it to reality.”
Marape said West Sepik was one of few provincial assemblies in the country to own and work from a new building.
He said the Government would be giving an additional K4 million for other expenditures that would make the building ready for use.
“As I am now standing at the new provincial assembly building, I will take the opportunity to make some announcements of projects for West Sepik,” he said.
“The new Vanimo wharf that we will be built here by a South Korean company will cost about US$200 million. This is the closest port for us to export to Asia.”