Lohia Boe Samuel
Papuan politician
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Lohia Boe Samuel is a Papua New Guinean Member of Parliament, representing the constituency of Moresby North-West surrounding the nation's capital, Port Moresby.
Samuel is from the village of Hanuabada, on the outskirts of Port Moresby, in Papua New Guinea. He is a member of the Motu Koita Assembly (consisting of Motu and Koita people, two groups of indigenous Papuans) for the Pangu Pati.[1] He was elected to the 10th National Parliament for Pangu in June 2021.[2][3]
In March 2022, Samuel and another man were charged with murder over the fatal shooting of a man at a restaurant in Port Moresby.[4] The opposition leader, Belden Namah, called for Samuel's immediate resignation once his trial proceeds.[5] However, Samuel's lawyers said that he is still eligible to campaign during the 2022 Papua New Guinean general election while his trial is under way.[6]
