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| April 14, 2002 | Sunday | Muharram 30, 1423 |
No discretionary powers for Nazims: Decisions on consensus, says governor
ABBOTTABAD, April 13: The NWFP Governor, Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah, has said that no discretionary powers have been given either to Nazimeen of union councils, tehsil councils or district councils and added that all decisions would have to be taken with consensus.
He was speaking at a gathering of Nazimeen of union councils of Abbottabad district at the Jalal Baba Auditorium here on Friday.
The governor said for the smooth running of local bodies system and for adherence to rules the local bodies minister and secretary local bodies department had been given a task to monitor the functioning of local bodies. In case a scheme was approved without the consent of majority or the majority of elected representatives had not been taken into confidence, the scheme would be cancelled and people responsible would have to bear all expenses, he added.
The governor was on a brief visit to Hazara division to seek support for President Musharraf in the forthcoming referendum and to oversee arrangements for President Musharraf’s address at Abbottabad on April 15. The governor also addressed different functions at Mansehra, Haripur and Abbottabad.
While discussing the policies of the government, Iftikhar Shah said a “silent revolution” had been ushered in with the introduction of new local bodies system.
He said now the people were masters of their own destiny as a result of the devolution plan which had not only given them respect but also freed them from the clutches of bureaucrats and corrupt politicians.
The governor asked the district council to setup priorities and directed that sufficient funds should be allocated for the uplift projects relating to women, minorities and labourers.
He added that under the new setup affairs of 24 departments had been put under the command of the elected members and now all the departments had been made answerable to elected representatives.
Iftikhar Shah said to bring about improvement in the new system suggestions had been made to the federal government and it was expected that with the passage of time all minor flaws would be removed and help the pe