BY BEN BILUA
Gizo
Member of Provincial Assembly for Ward 7 in Western Province has expressed disappointment over the delay of Daily Subsistence Allowance for those attending the Ward Profiling Workshop.
Speaking on behalf of the 26 MPAs, Chairperson of the Ward Development Committee, Ward Development Support Officers and other stakeholders, Rence Sore said Daily Subsistence Allowance should be paid upfront before the meeting.
He adds that DSA must be different from the sitting allowance.
Sore said MPAs are elected leaders and not ordinary individuals and they deserve respect.
He also said Ward Development Committees must also be treated the same.
“According to arrangements, accommodation will be paid, DSA will be paid and sitting allowance will not be paid. So do the right thing and give our DSA on the first day”, Sore said.
He explained that MPAs need the DSA to survive and also have responsibilities to their voters while in Gizo.
On the same note, Sore acknowledged the Ward Profiling Workshop saying that it provides an opportunity for MPAs and WDCs to sit down and draw up a good ward profile document.
“This is the first time that we sit with our WDCs to develop this document,” he said.
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