Probe reveals anomalies

AN INVESTIGATION has revealed there were many anomalies in the suspended Southern Highlands provincial government and that since 2002, some local level governments had not been following proper procedures.
The investigation by the Department of Provincial and Local Level Government Affairs also recommended that current presidents of 13 LLGs be removed and the elected council presidents take office.
The anomalies were in the administration of the suspended provincial government and in the LLGs as far as good governance was concerned.
In a letter dated Feb 27, 2007, to Acting Southern Highlands administrator William Powi, Inter-Government Relations Minister Sam Abal said: “Since the 2002 proper and the 2003 supplementary elections, the Southern Highlands provincial government and some LLGs were operating outside the set procedures, thereby contravening certain provisions of the Organic Law on Provincial and Local Level Governments.”
Copies of the letter were sent to appropriate Government departments and statutory organisations including the Ombudsman Commission, Internal Security Ministry, Finance Department and the Prime Minister.
Meanwhile, the presidents-elect from Lai Valley to Gagua have called on the Government to withhold powers to the SHP government until the elected presidents take office.
They said this was because after they were reportedly removed by Governor Hami Yawari, some of them went to court and came out victorious but others’ cases were still pending.

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