Leaders to explain tasks

Madang Governor Peter Yama, Madang MP and Justice Minister Bryan Kramer are among ordered to appear in Court or be legally represented on Oct 21, to answer to the court’s directions concerning the bad state of Madang’s roads.
Human rights Judge Justice David Cannings issued the order after a hearing in Madang last week.
Justice Cannings also ordered Treasury Secretary Dairi Vele, the Provincial Works Manager, the Madang government and the Madang development authority to appear in Court in person or be legally represented in court on Oct 21 to explain steps taken concerning the bad state of Madang town’s roads.
The case concerns the court’s inquiry into the effect of the dilapidated road conditions on enforcement of human rights in Madang town.
Last week, Justice Cannings issued various orders.
These included that the road works on the most dilapidated sections of Modilon Road, Handy Mart Junction, Modilon Hospital, Tusbab Secondary School and Andersons Foodland shall be completed by Oct 17.
And road works on other sections of Modilon Road shall be completed in accordance with further orders of the court.
The Court ordered that the Madang finance manager shall by June 30:

• Release K5 million of the K10.9 million deposited into Madang development authority operating account for Madang town roads shall be paid to Madang District Works and Equipment Ltd to fund the implementation of the Modilon Roads; and,
• Raise a cheque of K15 million from the Madang development authority district service improvement funds made payable to Madang District Works and Equipment Ltd to procure works and plant equipment in compliance with legislative procurement requirements.

The Court ordered that Vele shall by June 30, take all steps necessary to release by electronic transfer to Madang development authority operating account, the K10 million appropriated in the 2021 budget for Madang town roads to Madang development authority.
The Court also ordered Yama, Kramer, Vele, the provincial works manager, the Madang government and the Madang development authority to file an affidavit by Oct 18 deposing to all steps taken to implement the court’s orders of Jan 30 and Feb 12.