Prime Minister Hon. James Marape has called on Cabinet Ministers, Government Departments and Agencies, Provincial Governors and District Members of Parliament to present their own detailed Reports on what has been achieved in their respective Sectors, Provinces and Districts over the past seven years.
This follows the Prime Minister’s presentation in Parliament on Friday, 5 June 2026, of the Marape-Rosso Government’s Seven-Year Performance Report, covering the work of the National Government since it took office in May 2019. Prime Minister Marape said his presentation was made from the perspective of the National Executive Government and was intended to give the country an honest overview of the Government’s work, investments, achievements, challenges and ongoing programmes. “The Seven-Year Report is not conclusive; it is not inclusive. This is just an indication of what we have done,” Prime Minister Marape said.
He said every Sector Minister had more detailed information on their respective Portfolios and should make those Reports available to Parliament, the public and stakeholders. “The Sector Ministers have full Reports on each Sector in terms of what we have done in the last seven years,” the Prime Minister said. Prime Minister Marape said the Report showed that, contrary to claims that the Government had done little, substantial investments had been made in key Sectors including infrastructure, education, health, law and justice, the economy and other priority areas. “We have made substantial investments in all the key Sectors — infrastructure, education, health, law and justice sector, economic sector interventions — and our numbers do not lie,” he said.
The Prime Minister said the Government had chosen to present the Report openly because transparency and accountability were important in democratic leadership. He said the Report gave Members of Parliament, Stakeholders, the Opposition, Development Partners, Public Servants, Civil Society, Churches, Businesses and Citizens an opportunity to assess the Government’s performance and ask questions based on facts and figures. “In my view, such a Report has not been presented in Parliament since 2007,” Prime Minister Marape said. “I am a student of PNG Parliamentary proceedings, and I am yet to find a detailed self-assessment Report presented by a Government of the day that gives opportunity for stakeholders, including the Opposition, to criticise the Government on its own delivery and its own numbers.” Prime Minister Marape said the Government felt it was proper and important to make such a Report because public funds and public responsibilities must be accounted for. “But we felt it is properly important that we do this, and all detailed statistics are with the respective Departments,” he said. He said time constraints in Parliament on Friday meant that not every Sector could be covered in full detail, but Ministers responsible for Portfolios and Departments have their own Reports and must present them. “We ran out of time on Friday, but Ministers who are responsible for these Departments and Portfolios have Reports to present on what has been achieved by our Government collectively over the last seven years,” he said.
Prime Minister Marape said he was the first to acknowledge that not everything had been completed and that many programmes remained unfinished, ongoing or in early stages of implementation. “I am first to say that we have not achieved all we want to do for our country,” he said. “Many works remain undone or half-complete or just started, but some works are going to be in progress to maturity.”
The Prime Minister said Papua New Guinea is a developing country with many long-standing development needs, and no single Government can complete every task in one term or even in seven years. “If all work was complete before
2019 when I took office, then certainly there would be no task for me to do,” Prime Minister Marape said. “Much work remains for Governments into the future, including the Government that will come into office from 2027 to 2032.”
He said the Seven-Year Performance Report should be used constructively as a reference document to examine what has been done, what is underway, and what still requires attention. “I want to ask our people: use the Report. Where you have interest, if you have any questions, ask the relevant Ministers or Departments, or ask my Department. We will answer those questions accordingly,” Prime Minister Marape said. He said the Report was not intended to end discussion, but to start informed discussion around Government performance, service delivery, public investment and the future direction of the country.
Prime Minister Marape said Ministers must now explain the performance of their Departments and Agencies, including programmes delivered, funds used, projects completed, reforms undertaken and challenges encountered. He said Provincial Governors and District MPs must also report to their people on how national allocations, Provincial Services Improvement Program funds, District Services Improvement Program funds and Sector funding have been translated into tangible services and infrastructure in Provinces and Districts. “The National Report indicates what work we have done, what we have started, and where Departments are as we progress towards more work for the balance of this term in preparation for 2027,” the Prime Minister said.
He said the Marape-Rosso Government remained focused on completing ongoing work, improving delivery, strengthening accountability and preparing the country for the next phase of development. Prime Minister Marape said the Government’s intention was to leave behind not only projects and programmes, but also a culture of reporting, transparency and accountability in public office. “This Report is to indicate to the country what work we have done, what we have started, and where those Departments are as we progress towards more work that we will do for the balance of this term,” he said.
Prime Minister Marape reaffirmed that the Government would continue to work across all Sectors, including roads and infrastructure, education, health, law and order, economic growth, agriculture, resource development, energy, international relations, youth, Churches, social development, governance and Provincial and District service delivery.
He said Papua New Guineans deserve honesty from leaders, and that includes acknowledging achievements, unfinished work and future responsibilities. “We have not achieved all we want to do, but we are working,” Prime Minister Marape said. “The work of nation-building is continuing, and this Government remains committed to doing its part for our people and for the future of Papua New Guinea.”