By MATTHEW VARI
Sunday, March 15, 2015 (Sunday Chronicle, PNG)
DESPITE the fact the village of Daroakomana is 3 hours out from the hustle and bustle of the nation’s capital- women, men a children of the Rigo Central LLG village still walk an hour out to receive the simplest of government services and transportation.
This is due to the deplorable state of the road leading into the village which is clear comparison to some of the most remote road areas in the country that do not have the luxury of being connected to Port Moresby.
Daroakomana Ward Councilor Roger Kie, while very pleased with the opening of their new solar farm power plant by the Officer of Climate Change last week, affirmed that they were still awaiting any tangible development through their local Member and Minister for Justice and Attorney General, Ano Pala and their LLG President Fred Silona.
“This service is the first time we have seen some form of development help from government through the office of climate change assistance in close to 20 years since our former member DibaraYagabo upgraded the track leading to our village into a road that has since deteriorated badly,” Kie said.
“We only have an elementary school with no aid post, with the road you have seen driving in.We have made requests to the district government but I do not know what is happening but I don’t know what the member and our LLG president for Rigo Central are up to.”
“In terms of any impact on our lives from our member we have yet to see anything.The governor of the province gave us K30,000 in November last year for the church and the building of the pastors residence which we are about to complete, but that does not address the real pressing needs of my people.”
He said that the ward profile he did four months after his election into office was given to the MP’s office with their needs all captured in the paper.
“Whenever we want to go to Kwikila it is a one hour walk to Boregaina carry our goods and catch a PMV there to sell our produce in Kwikila- we had a PMV (10 to 15 years ago) but the road conditions did not help,” he said.
In a interview with Sunday Chronicle, Rigo Central LLG President Fred Silona, agreed that the Daroakomana road needed urgent maintenance, however, elaborated that the process was a long one that has caused the delay.
“When we look at it the submission or ward profile done there is a process to be done- for Daroakomana’s case I’ve already secured the area, under funding from the provincial government who want to open up Boregaina (main road to the Daroakomana feeder road) properly,” Mr Silona said.
“I already spoke to the Provincial Administrator and the governor of the province and the project was approved last year, but because of no funds it was held back to this year.”
“With that particular road all documentation is in place already, works people are already in place. I do not know how that council to happened to do what he wanted to do.”
He added that there were instances of councilors trying to jump overriding LLG President.
“Nowadays those areas you have to come through us presidents to gain the services to go in, but I do not blame him, if he has good relation with either the Governor of the local Open Member it will happen.
Sunday, March 15, 2015 (Sunday Chronicle, PNG)
DESPITE the fact the village of Daroakomana is 3 hours out from the hustle and bustle of the nation’s capital- women, men a children of the Rigo Central LLG village still walk an hour out to receive the simplest of government services and transportation.
This is due to the deplorable state of the road leading into the village which is clear comparison to some of the most remote road areas in the country that do not have the luxury of being connected to Port Moresby.
Daroakomana Ward Councilor Roger Kie, while very pleased with the opening of their new solar farm power plant by the Officer of Climate Change last week, affirmed that they were still awaiting any tangible development through their local Member and Minister for Justice and Attorney General, Ano Pala and their LLG President Fred Silona.
“This service is the first time we have seen some form of development help from government through the office of climate change assistance in close to 20 years since our former member DibaraYagabo upgraded the track leading to our village into a road that has since deteriorated badly,” Kie said.
“We only have an elementary school with no aid post, with the road you have seen driving in.We have made requests to the district government but I do not know what is happening but I don’t know what the member and our LLG president for Rigo Central are up to.”
“In terms of any impact on our lives from our member we have yet to see anything.The governor of the province gave us K30,000 in November last year for the church and the building of the pastors residence which we are about to complete, but that does not address the real pressing needs of my people.”
He said that the ward profile he did four months after his election into office was given to the MP’s office with their needs all captured in the paper.
“Whenever we want to go to Kwikila it is a one hour walk to Boregaina carry our goods and catch a PMV there to sell our produce in Kwikila- we had a PMV (10 to 15 years ago) but the road conditions did not help,” he said.
In a interview with Sunday Chronicle, Rigo Central LLG President Fred Silona, agreed that the Daroakomana road needed urgent maintenance, however, elaborated that the process was a long one that has caused the delay.
“When we look at it the submission or ward profile done there is a process to be done- for Daroakomana’s case I’ve already secured the area, under funding from the provincial government who want to open up Boregaina (main road to the Daroakomana feeder road) properly,” Mr Silona said.
“I already spoke to the Provincial Administrator and the governor of the province and the project was approved last year, but because of no funds it was held back to this year.”
“With that particular road all documentation is in place already, works people are already in place. I do not know how that council to happened to do what he wanted to do.”
He added that there were instances of councilors trying to jump overriding LLG President.
“Nowadays those areas you have to come through us presidents to gain the services to go in, but I do not blame him, if he has good relation with either the Governor of the local Open Member it will happen.
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