Motu Koita Assembly
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- Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
 Map of the customary lands of Port Moresby. | |
| Predecessor | Motu Koita Interim Assembly |
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| Headquarters | National Capital District Offices |
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Chair | Hon. Russell Simon Wavik |
| Website | Motu Koita Assembly on Facebook |
The Motu Koita Assembly is a representative body of the Motu and Koitabu people, established by an act of the Parliament of Papua New Guinea to serve as the Local Government body of the Motu Koita indigenous villages within NCD.[1] It is the only Assembly of its kind in Papua New Guinea. The current Chairman of the Motu Koita Assembly is Hon. Russell Simon Wavik, who unseated Dadi Toka Jr in the MKA Elections of July 2025. Being the sole Local Government body in NCD, the Chairman of the Motu Koita Assembly also holds the office of Deputy Governor of National Capital District.
After the Government of Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare passed the Motu Koita Assembly Act in 2007, the Motu Koita Assembly held its inaugural elections in 2008, in which Hon. Miria Naime Ikupu was elected as the First Chairman of the Motu Koita Assembly for a 5 year term. The second elections were held in 2013, in which Mr. Ikupu was elected for a second term as Chairman of the Assembly. However, in 2016, Mr. Ikupu was dismissed from office on medical grounds by the then Minister for Provincial Government & Local Government Affairs, Hon. Soroi Eoe. This saw the elevation of the then Member for Tatana Constituency and Deputy Chairman of the Motu Koita Assembly, Hon. Opao Fo'o Udia, to Acting Chairman of the Assembly. Mr. Udia served the remainder of the term as the Acting Chairman of the Assembly until the Assembly rose for elections in 2018. In 2018, Hon. Dadi Toka Jr was elected as Chairman of the Motu Koita Assembly for a 5 year term. Mr. Toka ended up serving 7 years in office due to the National Government's decision to delay the MKA Elections together with the LLG Elections. In July of 2025, the Motu Koita Assembly Elections were finally held. In this elections, Mr. Dadi Toka Jr lost the Chairman's Seat to Mr. Russell Simon Wavik. Mr. Wavik will serve a 5 year term, until the next elections in 2030.