We read recently of the Tyranny of Unicameral Majoritarian government.
In plain English, that meant a single house of parliament with a single member in each electorate. Please click:
The tyranny of unicameral majoritarianism
Readers need to recall that PNG has a 3 tier system with national, provincial and local level government (LLG).
We need to assess the system of control and accountability between the three levels. Please click:
ACCOUNTABILITY IS THE KEY
Provincial government was put in place by Papua New Guinea not by colonial Australia.
There was no hand-over and no preparation from Australia.
Some years ago, the Prime Minister the late Bill Skate spoke of the role of the Local Level Government in national development at the grass roots level as funded through the three tiered system.
Does this happen? Did it ever happen?
We may recall the charges in the 1980s laid against the premier of the Southern Highlands, late Andrew Andaija for misuse of public monies.
His defence in Court was that the Provincial Government had never received training in accountancy.
Has this improved over the last 30 years?
Some of the most skilled officers in accounting, acquitting and budgeting are PNG Head Masters. There are hundreds of qualified accountants in this country.
Sadly, so many officers at all levels are experts in the accountancy involved in cashing cheques that do not belong to them.
Do some cheques never reach the accountant?
Corruption in any country is like a rock being rolled. It reaches a tipping point.
Has the three tiered system reached its tipping point?
In plain English, that meant a single house of parliament with a single member in each electorate. Please click:
The tyranny of unicameral majoritarianism
Readers need to recall that PNG has a 3 tier system with national, provincial and local level government (LLG).
We need to assess the system of control and accountability between the three levels. Please click:
ACCOUNTABILITY IS THE KEY
Provincial government was put in place by Papua New Guinea not by colonial Australia.
There was no hand-over and no preparation from Australia.
Some years ago, the Prime Minister the late Bill Skate spoke of the role of the Local Level Government in national development at the grass roots level as funded through the three tiered system.
Does this happen? Did it ever happen?
We may recall the charges in the 1980s laid against the premier of the Southern Highlands, late Andrew Andaija for misuse of public monies.
His defence in Court was that the Provincial Government had never received training in accountancy.
Has this improved over the last 30 years?
Some of the most skilled officers in accounting, acquitting and budgeting are PNG Head Masters. There are hundreds of qualified accountants in this country.
Sadly, so many officers at all levels are experts in the accountancy involved in cashing cheques that do not belong to them.
Do some cheques never reach the accountant?
Corruption in any country is like a rock being rolled. It reaches a tipping point.
Has the three tiered system reached its tipping point?
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