Picture: Moresby South MP and Minister for Sports and National Events Justin Tkatchenko addressing sellers at Koki market, Papua New Guinea. 

Source: Post Courier 

The alleged purchase of land at Koki market has not gone down well with the local MP who is prepared to fight and ensure the land is given back to his people.

Moresby South MP and Minister for Sports and National Events Justin Tkatchenko addressed the sellers at Koki market last Friday after they were evicted allegedly by owners of a foreign company.

"This land where we are standing (Koki market) was sea; there never was land here until Curtain Brothers did a ring-road around Ela Beach.

"This land was reclaimed purposely for sports facilities for the people of Koki, Wanigela and the surrounding areas, it was never private land," Mr Tkatchenko said.

"I have already spoken to the Secretary for Lands and I’ve already instructed some lawyers to ensure that this land and the title is forfeited and comes back to the people of Moresby South.