Paul Isikiel

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Paul Isikiel (born 8 October 1963) is a Papua New Guinean politician. He was a People's National Congress member of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea from 2012 to 2017, representing the electorate of Markham Open. He was Minister for Housing and Urban Development in the government of Peter O'Neill from 2012 to 2017. [1] [2]

Prior to entering politics, Isikiel was a businessman and the manager of Suapi Management Consultant Limited (SMC). [3] He was an unsuccessful candidate at the 2007 election. [4] He was elected to the National Parliament at the 2012 election as a People's National Congress candidate, defeating MP Koni Iguan. [5] He was appointed Minister for Housing and Urban Development in the post-election Cabinet reshuffle. [6] He supported the Markham Valley Oil Palm Project, which had been initiated under his predecessor, and claimed early success in gaining funding for two regional roads and a vocational training centre, with and a third road following in December. [7] [8]

In September 2012, he suspended the managing director and board chairman of the National Housing Corporation pending an investigation over alleged misappropriation. [9] In April 2013, he funded a double classroom and two school dormitories for the Markham Valley High School. [10] In June 2013, he announced that the National Housing Corporation debt had been cut from K30 million to K19 million under his replacement leadership, as the organisation underwent an administrative overhaul. [11] In May 2014, he announced a 40,000-house project at Durand Farm outside Port Moresby to relieve housing shortages in the capital. [12] A K1.4 billion loan to fund the project was attacked by the opposition as being a burden on the economy. [13]

Isikiel publicly feuded with the Police Association of Papua New Guinea and senior police in July 2014 after calling for the arrest of "rogue" police investigating a corruption case linked to Prime Minister O'Neill; he claimed the "rogue" police had "colluded with outside forces in an attempt to discredit and incriminate the Prime Minister". [14] [15] [16] He also clashed with the Manufacturers Council of Papua New Guinea in November 2014 over a proposal that "certain building materials" be exempted from import duty to make housing cheaper. [17] [18] In March 2016, he announced a 500-house project to house public servants outside Kundiawa to relieve housing shortages in that area. [19] He faced further problems later in 2016 with illegal sales of government housing and controversy surrounding evictions by the National Housing Corporation. [20] [21]

He was defeated at the 2017 election by Koni Iguan, the MP he had ousted in 2012. [22]

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References

  1. ↑ "Hon. Paul Isikiel, MP". National Parliament of Papua New Guinea. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "Nominations By Electorate" (PDF). PNG Electoral Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "Morobe company aims for stock market listing". PNG Post-Courier. 1 September 2005.
  4. ↑ "Party endorses Markham candidate". PNG Post Courier. 30 April 2007.
  5. ↑ "Morobe regional race is on". PNG Post Courier. 16 July 2012.
  6. ↑ "O'Neill-Dion Cabinet". PNG Post-Courier. 10 August 2012.
  7. ↑ "Markham MP serious". PNG Post Courier. 20 September 2012.
  8. ↑ "Isikiel commits K2.5m for by-pass road". PNG Post-Courier. 17 December 2012.
  9. ↑ "NHC bosses get suspended". PNG Post Courier. 18 September 2012.
  10. ↑ "MP Isikel releases funds to boost school". PNG Post Courier. 10 April 2013.
  11. ↑ "NHC undergoes complete overhaul". PNG Post Courier. 14 June 2013.
  12. ↑ "PM gives green light for housing project". PNG Post Courier. 10 June 2014.
  13. ↑ "Opposition slams govt housing plan". PNG Post Courier. 22 May 2014.
  14. ↑ "PNG Police Association warn MPs". PACNEWS. 8 July 2014.
  15. ↑ "Eluh warns over public discussions of police probes". PNG Post Courier. 11 July 2014.
  16. ↑ "MP calls on Vaki to remove rogue' cops". PNG Post-Courier. 7 July 2014.
  17. ↑ "Housing tax exemption a wrong move". PNG Post-Courier. 4 November 2014.
  18. ↑ "Council slams tax-free plan for building products". PNG Post Courier. 4 November 2014.
  19. ↑ "500 houses to be built: Isikiel says". PNG Post Courier. 1 March 2016.
  20. ↑ "NHC, K11m misused over illegal sales". PNG Post Courier. 5 April 2016.
  21. ↑ "PM's directives not followed on NHC". Loop PNG. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  22. ↑ "Pangu candidate takes Markham Open seat". Loop PNG. 16 July 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
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