Caption: Prime
Minister Peter O’Neill.
By MATTHEW VARI
PRIME Minister and Member for Yalibu Pangia, Peter O’Neill, has called on Members on Parliament to fund their road projects in their various provinces and districts through the works department.
He said that it was one of the most effective ways to get their road projects done, attesting to his experience in his district.
“Many of our members of parliament must be encouraged to put money to the works department,” the PM said.
“I have been able to achieve a certain level of infrastructure development particularly on road infrastructure development in my district because I gave all my money to the works department.”
“Last year and the year before we gave K10 million to Works Department, K5 million each year, to build our roads for us.
He said through the department they were sealing their roads in my district we have a zero pothole policy that was achieved by giving contract for ongoing maintenance after construction.”
“We have been able to achieve that over the past 10 years or so of construction we have seen zero potholes.”
“It is not because we are doing something special, we are keeping an eye out on the infrastructure that we have built, and we are doing it in partnership with Works.”
“That is the kind of partnership that we are trying to extend to other parts of the country.”
He said that even though it was a big ask, it is achievable for them to have such a system for the whole country within this term of parliament.
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