THE newly elected Premier of Santa Isabel Province and the country’s first female Premier, honorable Rhoda Sikilabu, and her executive have visited Prime Minister Honorable Manasseh Sogavare in office, Wednesday.
During the brief courtesy call, honorable Sikilabu reaffirmed her executive government’s support to the national government.
She pledged to implement government’s policies relating to the strengthening of the provincial governments. Mrs. Sikilabu affirmed that to be effective agents of the national government, her new executive must get its instruction from the government of the day.
Mrs. Sikilabu also acknowledged that her executive as an agent of the national government aligns itself to the national government policies.
“My government is in support of the state government system,” she adds.
In response, Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare congratulated Mrs Sikilabu for her election victory to become the first female Premier.
“Thank you for acknowledging your position as agent of the National government,” said the Prime Minister.
PM Sogavare assured the Isabel Premier of government’s support to Isabel Province to ensure it becomes an effective agent of the national government.
PM Sogavare also acknowledged the social and economic contributions of Isabel Province to the national growth of the country.
He told the new Isabel Provincial executive (as he told all other provincial executives), his office is open whenever advice is needed.
