Yama loses bid for a 6th term in Parliament

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Yama loses bid for a 6th term in Parliament

PORT MORESBY: Veteran politician Peter Yama was voted out by the peopl4e of Madang as governor, replacing him with a young lawyer, Ramsey Pariwa.

“I am now extending my hand to you (Yama) to work with me for the betterment of our province,” Pariwa said.

Yama, the People’s Labour Pary five-term MP, was eliminated in the 34th exclusion count yesterday b(Aug 18, 2022).

People First Party’s Pariwa was declared the winner when he went past the absolute majority with 109,888 votes.

Pangu Pati member Jerry Singirok was runner up with 65,128 votes, followed by Benny Panti of Allegiance Party with 41,764.

The news break was published by The National:

Yama ousted

August 19, 2022The NationalMain Stories

By GLORIA BAUAI

THE people of Madang have voted out Peter Yama as their governor, replacing him with young lawyer Ramsey Pariwa, who immediately offered his predecessor an olive branch to work together for their people.
“I am now extending my hand to you (Yama) to work with me for the betterment of our province,” Pariwa said.
Yama, the People’s Labour Party three-term MP, was eliminated in the 34th exclusion count yesterday.
People First Party’s Pariwa was declared the winner when he went past the absolute majority with 109,888 votes.
Pangu Pati member Jerry Singirok was runner-up with 65,128 votes, followed by Benny Panti of the Allegiance Party with 41,764.
Yama, who served as governor for one term, and as MP for Sumkar and Usino-Bundi, was seeking his fourth term in Parliament.
Yama, 66, told The National in June, that it would be last term in Parliament if he won this year.
Yama was first elected to the 5th Parliament for the Sumkar Open seat in a by-election in 1992, but lost the seat in 1997 election.
In 2002, he won the Bundi Open seat but lost it in 2007.
He was out of politics until 2017 when he was re-elected to the 10th Parliament as the Madang governor.
Pariwa yesterday thanked Yama for his leadership in Madang over the years.
He also urged the six Madang MPs to work with him in developing Madang and improving living standards.
Pariwa plans to set up an independent body in the next three months to look into provincial funds, review the provincial plan and commission a new development plan for the province.
He also plans to commission a public service structure which promotes effective service delivery for the people.
“Public servants, wake up because you will be in the spotlight,” he said.
Assistant provincial returning officer Albert Ului said the contest for the Madang regional seat was fair compared to past elections.
Ului thanked security personnel for keeping the counting center safe and secure.
He also thanked the scrutineers for their cooperation and the counting officials for their dedication.

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