Provincial Administrators were challenged to take greater responsibility in the delivery of services to the people.
Chief Secretary, Isaac Lupari, when officially opening the Provincial and Local Level Service Monitoring Authority (PLLSMA) conference in Port Moresby on Tuesday issued the challenge.
He said the role of PLLSMA is vital to deliver services to our people but since its inception after the passage of the Organic Law on Provincial and Local Level Government (OLPLLG), successive National Governments in the past have not fully support the implementation of the OLPLLG.
“What we have seen in the past is that successive Governments have provided “Lip Service” Leadership. Financial resources required to fully implement the functions and responsibilities transferred to the provinces, District and Local Level Areas under the OLPLLG were not provided.”
“That’s why the role of PLLSMA has remained inactive and many of our rural areas have been neglected for many years while our people are struggling every day,” Lupari said.