House committees expected today

National, Normal
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The National, Wednesday 5th September, 2012

SEVERAL parliamentary committee members will be announced today, leader of government business James Marape said yesterday.
He said parliamentary committees were an integral part of any parliamentary democracy, making sure there were checks and balances in all sectors of government.
Committee members would be appointed based on their backgrounds and interests.
He said parliamentary committees would help the government ensured all sectors of government were working to implement their policies.
By law, there would be 17 parliamentary committees.
Marape also called on the opposition to help the government by offering constructive opinions to manage the country.
He said 40 years of petty politics were over and the people wanted to see tangible developments taking place.