SOHE - Delilah Gore Still Enduring

Northern Province witnessed and announced the victory of Ms Delilah Gore as the Member for Sohe District from the 2012 National General Elections after landslide victory. Most of us know little about Papua New Guinea's fifth ever female MP, 

Delilah Gore, the first woman to be elected in the 2012 elections. She polled 6105 to runner up Henry Amuli's 4112 votes.

Popondettas around the country were proud recipients of their first female political leader. It was the most jubilant victory for the people of Oro and Papua New Guinea. The people of Sohe have chosen a female political leader to lead them and to bring about a different approach in service delivery through eyes of a mother. Women have always been behind the scene and Orokaivans did not have any hesitation in casting their vote in declaring their very own Sohe Butterfly! 

They were never wrong! Hon. Delilah Gore had the qualities, local knowledge and heart of a mother who was able to lead her people.

Even though, politics in Papua New Guinea is dominated by the men folk. The O’Neil/ Dion government through the global approaches in empowering women participation in a country’s development have been honored to have her on board to balance out gender issues in the politic arena. Although Ms Gore still maintains that women must earn their place at the Parliament house. She still emphasizes that; “Women must compete with the man during national elections by sweating through the thick and thin of election campaign struggles and not to devise easy routes to get in. Because an easy way in, is an easier way out. And it will lack the patriotic essence of a genuine leader. We must not over look our cultural barriers where women are the lesser class, we must face them to prove our strengthens, values and worth in providing an alternative leadership.”

Politicians are like a celebrities and his or her life are closely monitored by the public. The common perception of politicians through the public eye is either respectful, envious, jealousy or curiosity. Either of these perceptions can cause a desirable and non-desirable outcome depending on the timing, situation, location, etc.

Moreover, human beings have the tendency to recall and make known the little defects of a fellow human rather than the good deeds he or she had done. That is pure ignorance and can be even worse when the media grabs hold of it and blows it up to put a price tag. In the media world most bad news grabs a lot of attentions and it sells too! That is even worse for public figures like politicians.

Delilah Gore and Julie Soso being received by joyous  & cheerful  crowd

at the Jackson’s airport after their victories after  the 2012 general elections.

But the Honorable member for Sohe electorate has nothing serious to worry about as she was already performing to high standards since the last elections through her practical approaches and achievements which will be highlighted.

Oro Kaivas should be proud that their daughter has been delivering and endured the wrath of political life the past three (3) years but still maintains her composer. She has inspired women nationwide and proven critics wrong through her sensible approaches in problem solving and services delivery. Most of her male colleagues are very supportive of her feminine touch and presence in the political arena.

Even though politics has given our three female (3) MPs such trying times. They are still enduring and the Sohe Butterfly is very determine to deliver her visions for her district and cannot wait to get a dubious political power play which has been clouding and disturbing her ministry and district’s plans for quite a while.

The people of Sohe district and Popondetta as a whole can be rest assured that things will be back track and should not be worried as their MP as achieved a lot for them and the country.

Below are some her achievements at district level after been mandated has a political leader and within a duration of 3 years. Some of these projects are  completed and others still ongoing.

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INFRASTRUCTURES

 

Existing roads rehabilitation-Sasembata, Sairope, Boru/ Evasusu, Dikowari and Tibeki/ Barevoturu- Ongoing
 

New Roads-Tara to Puri and Kanga to Asimba-Ongoing

Existing Bridges Rehabilitation and New Bridge- Sohe District - Ongoing

HEALTH

 

Ambulances – Kokoda and Sangara Health Centers - Completed

Water Ambulances (Dinghy) - Ioma - Completed

\id-posts / Health Center Maintenance and New  Staff Housing- Ilimo, Sangara and Manau Health Centers - Ongoing

New Aid Post/Health Centre - Sasembata, Mangure and Kira Government Station - Ongoing

 

EDUCATION

 

International scholarships- Lincoln University - Ongoing

Domestic Scholarship-UPNG,DWI,UOG,PAU, Balop & Madang

Teachers Colleges’, St. Margret’s Nursing College, CTC (Madang, Lae & Popondetta

Skills Training), ITI, IBS, Sonoma & Newton Theological Colleges, PNGIA, and UNRE (Popondetta Campus) - Ongoing

 

Teachers’ In-servicing Meetings Facilitation-Sohe District as whole - Completed

New Teachers Housing-Dapari Primary Schoo l- Completed

Desktop Computers & Library Books Donation and Funding - Martys Secondary School,

Kokoda Skills Training Center,  Ajeka, Kokoda, Sasembata and Bare Primary Schools Completed

 

School Dental Clinic-Higaturu and Kokoda LLG Primary Schools - Ongoing

School Infrastructure Support – Sangara Vcational School - Completed

Institutional Support – UNRE (Popondetta Campus) - Completed

 

LAW & JUSTICE

 

Police Vehicles-Sangara and Kokoda - Completed

Police Station and Staff Housing Maintenance-Sangara - Completed

Court House Maintenance – Kokoda - Ongoing

Recruitment-Police College - Completed

Outstanding Allowances (2011)-MS4 - Completed

Training (Youth Self-Management) Program- Sohe District as a whole - Ongoing

 

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

 

Sohe District Credit Scheme (SDCS) establishment-Sohe  District - Completed

Women in Agriculture (Horticulture & Flori-culture) Show - Completed

Oil Palm Growers Mill Counter Funding-Sohe District - Completed

 

 

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, YOUTHS, SPORTS & CHURCHES

 

St. Pauls Anglican Church Funding-Tembeki - Completed

Tembeki SDA Church Funding-Tembeki - Completed

Hohorita Eruption Day Funding – Hohorita - Completed

Sui (Oro OISCA) Agricultural Training Facilitation-Sui - Completed

Kokoda SDA Church Funding-Kokoda - Completed

Popondetta SDA Church Funding-Popondetta - Completed 

Popondetta Anglicare Funding-Popondetta - Completed

LLG Support Funding-Higaturu, Kokoda, Tamata, and Kira-Sohe district - Completed

Waseta Youth Hall-Waseta - Ongoing

Independence Celebrations – Kokoda - Completed

 

EMERGENCY & DISASTER

 

Transport Funding- Helicopter & Dinghy - Completed

Relief Supplies Funding and Purchasing-Food, Utensils, Water, Clothing etc - Ongoing

Duty allowances, Benefits-Emergency & District Officers and stakeholders - Completed

 

These are a few of her achievement during the first three (3) years of her rein but the honorable Member is committed to her five year development plan for her district will continue to complete most of projects. Truly a God knows a mother heart better.

Through her commitment and dedication she was granted to two (2) ministerial portfolios prior to her vice ministerial portfolio after the polls which required her to perform at the national level which required more of her time but she still endured it all and is currently the only female minister in the cabinet.