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No services since 1987
I AM compelled to bring to the
attention of Governor Alphonse Moroi and his provincial
administration, Goilala MP Fabian Inne, district administrator
Ipou Tumai, the three rural local level government (LLG)
presidents for Guari, Tapini and Woitape, ward councillors and
public servants the appalling state of government services
delivery and lack of concern for professional and transparent
administration in the district.
Normal delivery of services ceased after 1987.
Most public servants supposedly holding positions at Tapini,
Woitape and Guari abandoned their posts and have been living in
Port Moresby and collecting their salaries for doing nothing.
Throughout all this, funds for development projects continued to
be committed to the district and the question is, what has
happened to the money?
All 15 community schools are closed, except for Tapini, Tolukuma,
Fane and Ononge, which are operating with skeleton staff.
Similarly, all the 20 sub health centres and rural aid posts are
closed except for Kamulai, Tapini, Fane, Ononge and Woitape.
All agriculture and rural service divisions are also closed.
All rural administrative staff at Guari and Woitape left their
post some 19 years ago and their offices and property have been
vandalised.
The district administrator is never in the district, and only
appears at Tapini to print cheques when
his district grants or development funds from the Office of Rural
Development (ORD) are released.
The governor and Goilala MP should be aware that the
maladministration in the district reflects both their
arrogance and incompetence.
The closure of the district office at Tapini in August last year
was no coincidence; it was the expression of dissatisfaction by
public servants and people in the administration.
The district has not benefited in any tangible way from
constitutional grants through the ORD.
The use and application of these grants is a well-guarded secret
between the ORD, the MP’s office, district administrator, district
treasurer, their staff and the MP’s political cronies.
The few public servants at Tapini and Woitape only hear about
these funds two to three weeks after the money has be disbursed.
The opening of the
district treasury at Tapini
is regrettable as it is
only facilitating and concealing fraudulent transactions.
Justice will only be done if relevant Government authorities, in
particular the Ombudsman Commission, investigate how the MP used
the District Development Funds and the Public Services Commission
look into the lapses in the administration of the district.
Concerned Goilalan
Port Moresby
 
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