The Prime Minister, Muhammad Shia'a Al-Sudani, chaired today, Monday, the seventh session of the Supreme Commission for Coordination between the governorates not associated with a region, during which developments in public events in the governorates were discussed, and a number of basic files, most notably those related to providing services to citizens, and addressing obstacles that confronting them, in addition to deliberating on the topics prepared on the agenda and issuing decisions regarding them.
Al-Sudani confirmed, during the session, that the government submitted the first semi-annual report on the implementation of the government program and it was approved by the Council of Ministers, and it includes observations and recommendations that will be addressed to implement the required goals.
Al-Sudani referred, during the session, to the governorates’ budget within the tripartite budget, which is an irreplaceable opportunity for the governors to invest their funds and allocations in the right direction, stressing that the citizen has waited a long time in order to enjoy basic services, which do not represent an achievement or an honor compared to the allocations that were allocated for the past years.
The Prime Minister directed the need to invest the allocations optimally, stressing that the plans and vision of the governors will be reviewed on how to invest the allocations in coordination with the Ministry of Planning, stressing the need for the investment plans of the allocations to be in accordance with the priorities of the government program, especially with regard to the service aspect that relates to completing the infrastructure.
Al-Sudani said: We do not want any district, or locality to lack basic services, and it is an entitlement to our people who have endured suffering over the past years, stressing that programs should not be implemented that are not related to the citizen’s needs and address their problems, and indicated that the financial allocations came at an important circumstance, to correct the path of the work of the government and ministries to serve the citizens, and that all governorates comply with the work methodology over twenty-four hours, in order to complete duties and projects.
The Prime Minister referred to the challenge of the upcoming elections that will face the governors, as the provinces will witness political competition among various titles, and it will represent a test for the governor in how to deal with everyone as an executive official, stressing the best dealing with allocations and investing them in a way that serves the province and its people according to a scientific vision, and not according to the electoral governor's program directs allocations to this district according to the loyalties or electoral audience.
Al-Sudani explained that the way the governors deal with the allocations and the mechanism for their investment and use of the powers will be monitored, and the government will follow up each governor’s plan and the way he spends the allocations. This is correct, and it blocks the weak-minded employees or non-employees, who will try in various ways to enter and invest in these projects.
The session witnessed the hosting of the Minister of Water Resources and the Minister of Environment to discuss the issue of scarcity of drinking water in some governorates, and to discuss projects that were suspended due to environmental determinants.
During the session, a number of decisions were taken in the field of drug control.
Source: National Iraqi News Agency
