MPs are not mail boys, says Agiru
MEMBERS of Parliament are not “mail boys” to receive letters of request from people on the streets and in public places, Southern Highlands Governor Anderson Agiru said yesterday.
Mr Agiru appealed to the eight Southern Highlands MPs to discourage such practices by not getting letters requesting individual project funding.
He said proper protocol must be accorded with letters through the post office for consideration in the normal budget process.
“I do not want people to hand over letters to my MPs because they are not mail boys.
“I encourage the MPs not to receive such letters.”
Mr Agiru said this when announcing major projects and initiatives undertaken by the provincial government.
He said a new structure for the Department of Southern Highlands had been approved and 48 positions would be advertised next week. The Governor said a private professional recruitment agency would be engaged to recruit professionals.
“I want qualified Papua New Guineans from all over Papua New Guinea to apply, and not only Southern Highlanders.”
He said both male and female professionals will be given an equal opportunity for top positions in the province.
“We want the private sector to do the recruitment to avoid nepotism.”
Mr Agiru said a full report would be published to highlight where and what happened to the K7 million misappropriated towards the end of the 2007 financial year.
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