[6] He supported the Markham Valley Oil Palm Project, which had been initiated under his predecessor, and claimed early success in gaining funding for two regional roads and a vocational training centre, with and a third road following in December.
[7][8] In September 2012, he suspended the managing director and board chairman of the National Housing Corporation pending an investigation over alleged misappropriation.
[11] In May 2014, he announced a 40,000-house project at Durand Farm outside Port Moresby to relieve housing shortages in the capital.
[12] A K1.4 billion loan to fund the project was attacked by the opposition as being a burden on the economy.
[14][15][16] He also clashed with the Manufacturers Council of Papua New Guinea in November 2014 over a proposal that "certain building materials" be exempted from import duty to make housing cheaper.