By MATTHEW VARI
PRIME Minister Peter O’Neill revealed last week that his government had delivered 70 percent of what they promised to deliver to the country in this term of parliament.
He said that the promises made at the Alotau Accord were close to being fully realized, adding that infrastructure development was high on the agenda.
The comments he made last week were during the launch of the 2015 road plan by the Department of Works and Implementation.
“Our government and our party put out very simple policies, and those were deliberately done- we promised to improve our education system, improve our healthcare, strengthen Law and order, improve our infrastructure, and we promised to build a strong economy for our country,” the PM said.
“After the elections (2012) we all went to Alotau and we came up with what is now famously known as the Alotau Accord.”
“Today let me tell you that we have actually achieved 70% of what we promised since when we came into office.”
He said detailed of their achievements would be detailed in an outline summary officials at their upcoming leaders summit next month.
“Of course infrastructure is a key component of this policy framework that we have promised the nation,” Mr O’Neill said.
“Credit goes to them and many of you in this room. We have been able to achieve some outcomes in the past 2 and a half years that no other person or organization have done in the last 40 years.”
“It is a credit to your commitment, and I want to assure you that your government is standing right behind you in every step of the way,” he assured the department.
O’Neill pointed out that the delivery of healthcare, education, a safe society could not be implemented without good infrastructure.
“No economy can grow in any nation if there is no infrastructure, no business can grow,” he said.
“The last two years we have seen some significant improvements that we are starting to forget where we have come from.”
“We are investing significant amounts of money from 2011 when I was treasurer since today we have substantially increased the investment that we are making in infrastructure development.”
The PM highlighted that the focus on roads as being a significant part of that the investment, with a lot more to do.
“On the part of government it is not only about providing money- it is about providing leadership, it is providing a fair level playing field, it is ensuring that finance and funding is available on a regular and timely basis, and it is making sure that procurement processes are decided on a timely basis that is fair.”
“Making sure that we address issues like compensation, variation, and those are things that we are slowly but surely getting on top of.
“I know that government in view of that is expecting from our partners, particularly the contractors, or the project managers, the engineers that supervise the projects- what we require of you is the highest possible quality of work that you can deliver,” he told all stakeholders.
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