Friday, March 29, 2024

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Saad calls Maliki to give local governments wider powers

Saad calls Maliki to give local governments wider powers

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) MP Suzan al-Saad of Basra province called the Iraqi Premier Nouri al-Maliki to give larger authorities to the local governments.

Saad mentioned in statement received by IraqiNews.com “Giving the investment budget of the service projects to the governorates necessitates granting wide powers to the local governments where this proposal is included within 2013 federal budget’s items, but it needs to be supported by the Central Government.”

“The expansion of the local governments’ authorities will help upgrading the service situation in the provinces where the governmental routine and the limitation by the central government will disturb the implementation of many strategic projects,” she added.

Maliki has arrived in Basra on Saturday morning to meet with the province’s Governor and top officials where he will discuss the developmental projects’ implementation there.

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