October 27 2009 at 11:20 AM No score for this post
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Organic Law changes unconstitutional: OC
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JULIA DAIA BORE
THE amendments made to the Organic Law on Provincial Governments and Local Level Governments (OLPGLLG) are unconstitutional and sections 10(3)(b) and (c) of the OLPGLLG must be restored to their original status prior to the amendments.
Counsel for the Ombudsman Commission Vergil Narokobi submitted this to the Supreme Court yesterday.
The amendments, in essence, infringe on the Constitution which calls for equal participation by every citizen and equal distribution of goods and services right down to the rural population, Mr Narokobi argued before the five-judge bench yesterday.
He said the amendments were inconsistent with the letter and spirit of sections 187C(1), (2) and (3) of the Constitution.
Mr Narokobi said the amendments made in 2006, which came into force in 2007, conferred the position of deputy governor on a Member of the National Parliament representing an Open electorate.
Previously, it was the president of the local level government who held this post.
The amendment removes presidents of LLG areas from the provincial assembly, and there have been problems expressed with the practical effect of the amendments.
He said the provinces whose MPs were engaged in national duties with ministerial portfolios or as chairpersons of parliamentary committees cannot be deputy governors, so the post cannot be occupied at all.
As a result, the effective and equal distribution of much needed goods and services to the rural majority remained ineffective, he said.
The issue is whether the amendments made to repeal sections 10(3)(b) and (c) of the OLPGLLG in removing presidents of LLG members of the provincial assembly, and presidents of LLGs as deputy governors and one representative to represent the heads of both urban authorities and urban councils as member of the provincial assembly are contrary to the requirements of the section 187C(2)(a) of the Constitution to have an elective or mainly elective legislature, Mr Narokobi submitted.
The Supreme Court bench comprises Chief Justice Sir Salamo Injia, Deputy Chief Justice Gibbs Salika and Justices Bernard Sakora, Nicholas Kirriwom and Les Gavera-Nanu.
The Ombudsman Commission is seeking a Supreme Court reference pursuant to the Constitution, section 19, in the matter of sections 1 and 2 of the Organic Law on Provincial Governments and Local Level Governments (Amendment No. 10) Law 2006.
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OC Pussy Footing around while big issues are still on the board.
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October 27 2009, 9:33 PM
The opposition's referall of the pm,speaker & leader of govt business for breaching of the constitution by adjourning parl. sitting from July to Nov 10, The recalling of Parliament to just sit for 4 hours costing the country half million, The referal of Arthur & Father Somare, The referal of Patrick Pruaich, missuse & double dipping of funds,The charging of Belden Nama illegal army was sttopped by thye police commissioner while the coastal commander Giosi Labi is waiting to chharge Belden,The misuse of the police funds by the police commissioner and minister WHERE THE HELL IS THE OMBUDSMAN COMMISSION !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHERE THE HELL IS CRONOX MANEK ???????????????????????????????????????????
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When starting with the OC, Chronox Manek said that he will fight vigorously and rid off all forms of corruptions!!!!.
He is just another scared lunatic because he can't even say anything to all the recent constitutional breaches and the many other pending corrupt issues under his nose.
Why isn't he doing anything?
Why isnt' he commenting on these issues?
Looks like the GREAT SUKUNDUMI must have silenced him
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Somase Singin the former lawyer of parliament and forever Nawae Electorate candidate under NA regime and also a very very cloose friend to Somare has told cronox not to persue any referals against the Somares bbecause when Cronox was very poor the Singins adopted him into their family paying tuition fees and other expenses.PNG must know such connections..
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