Prime Minister, James Marape says elected leaders in the country must be honest in distributing funds allocated by the National Government to their constituencies to benefit the people.
He said funds must be equally distributed to education, health, law and order, agriculture, infrastructural developments, and other vital sectors.
The Prime Minister made these remarks at the Bats oval in Madang town yesterday during an unofficial visit to Madang.
Marape also tasked public servants in the electorates to be dedicated and serve the people with honesty and integrity.
He stated that public servants are the drivers of development, thus, it is important that they ensure an equal distribution of the allocated funds into the districts.
“People must benefit from agriculture, schools, roads, bridges, and other infrastructural developments in all the districts,” stated Marape.
The Prime Minister said his visit is also good for the Government to work with Madang elected leaders in making sure Madang issues are addressed.
Adding, that funding will also be made available to restore beautiful Madang.
Meanwhile, the Government has projected that for the next five years, all districts will receive K20million.
Thus, Madang would receive K120 million in total for the districts, this does not include funding allocation for the Provincial Government.
“So for the next five years, we will be giving about K100 million to each of the districts and Madang would receive over K600million.”
The Prime Minister made a commitment to look into addressing Madang roads, the airport, PMIZ project, the provincial hospital, law, and order, and a number of issues raised by Madang Governor Ramsey Pariwa.
“You have a job, I have a job, we all have work to do”.
An official date will be set for Madang elected leaders to meet with the Prime Minister and address concerns raised by Governor Pariwa.
The Prime Minister said his four-day road trip from Gulf to Madang to inspect the roads was part of the Government’s connect PNG project.
The road trip was also to convey a message of United Papua New Guinea whilst encouraging Papua New Guineans to till the land.
The government is also subsidizing the price of cash crops like copra, cocoa, and coffee so that farmers can benefit.