PRIME Minister, Manasseh Sogavare, has confirmed that $10 million from the recently passed supplementary budget has been for the Auki Town Road.
Prime Minister Sogavare made the confirmation to Malaita Province Premier, Martin Fini in a meeting in the Prime Minister’s Office yesterday.
The meeting saw the discussion of a wide-range of governance issues and government funding allocations to Malaita Province.
Appreciating the allocation, Premier Fini emphasised that it was only right and fitting that since provincial governments are agents of the national government, the Malaita provincial government must continue to work closely with the national government so that approved projects are implemented.
The Democratic Coalition Government for Advancement (DCGA) led by Prime Minister Sogavare has injected over $61 million in the last financial year alone towards Malaita Province along with continuing budgetary support towards much-needed Infrastructure development in the province.
This is accounted for in the completion of the construction phase of the Kwai and Taba’a bridges connecting the North Malaita and Lau-Mbaelelea constituencies costing $8.5 million and nationally funded under the Solomon Islands Government Economic Stimulus Package.
The Malu’ú Wharf and RAMP project situated in the Maluú sub-station in North Malaita with funding cost of 13.6 million is further testament to DCGA’s commitment and seriousness in its delivery of much-needed national infrastructure for Malaita.
– PM’s Press Secretariat