Relevant documents reveal that non-payment of two 40-foot containers delivered to the University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG) on October 05, 2023, has exposed a pre-planned fraud.
The two containers delivered by Natechar Logistics and Freight Forwarding for storing student records and graduation stuff.
Official documents show that K34,000 was paid to a wrong company which was operating in a different industry.
When the containers were delivered already, the payment was raised to Urban Barber and Beauty Solutions whose owner has been alleged as Mrs. Enoch’s brother-in-law.
The supplier claimed that she was approached by then Deputy Registrar for Academic Eshwin Enoch to supply the containers.
The rightful supplier Charlottee Ulastone has been pursuing the matter with the school administration for settlement since.
Professor Ian and Chancellor Sir Robert Igara were informed through exchange of emails.
Email conversations confirm that Sir Robert referred it back to the administration to deal with when the situation warrants his intervention at the board level.
It was found that the items were supplied to the Waigani main campus on good faith without any written contract in place.
In a letter addressed to the former Vice Chancellor Professor Ian Findlay by her lawyer, Chesterfield Lawyers demanded an accumulated outstanding payment between K547, 850 and K561, 690 be settled immediately.
The company’s policy is that the storage fee is K490 (alternatively K450) per day for each container if they are not purchased on time.
Professor Ian initiated an internal investigation about the matter. The investigation concluded that the supplier was a sub-contractor, a something which was not originally agreed to.
Mrs. Enoch was terminated as well but the outstanding payment issue was never addressed.
Ms. Ulastone told us that when the case was reported to the Boroko Police Station, Tadi Buino made a payment of K11,500 to her. Buino is the owner of the barber company.
She said the matter has pushed her company to bankruptcy.
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In her words, she was seeking to retrieve her containers for non-payment but was advised by UPNG security officers that the properties belonged to UPNG.
Ms. Ulastone told PNG SUN that she was open for negotiations with the administration when things are stabilized at the institution.