The Public Service Minister has maintained that the Department of Personnel Management will be very strict in the selection of departmental heads as well as provincial administrators.
Elias Kapavore says no bribery or foul play will be involved.
Minister Kapavore, when responding to Eastern Highlands Governor Peter Numu, said the department has and will always maintain the integrity of the selection process of the departmental heads and will not entertain corruption as long as he remains the Minister.
He clarified that under the Public Service Act, provincial executive councils are required to submit three names of applicants to the National Executive Council (NEC) for deliberation on the position of the provincial administrator.
“Under the organic law, PECs are required to submit three names for the NEC to deliberate on.”
He reiterated that the selection process of the provincial administrators will be based on merit and according to the organic law.
“Based on the selection merit, we cannot entertain corruption dealings with the selection of the departmental heads and the provincial administrators.”
Governor Numu raised concerns that applicants in the Eastern Highlands provincial administrator positions have been allegedly going around with large sums of cash to lure the selection committee.
(Elias Kapavore filepic)