PM on growth centres .

RIME Minister Danny Philip has defended his policy on the establishment of economic growth centres throughout the country.

This idea is one of his flagship policies under his new Government’s reform.
However some critics said it was waste of money to build these economic growth centres.


But PM Philip said if his critics said that fundamental reforms don’t matter then they are defying diversity as a reality in the demography of Solomon Islands.


He was speaking at Malaita 28th Anniversary second appointed at Aligegeo field on Monday.


“If they espouse the notion that establishing economic growth centres is a waste of development funds; than I say to them that they are defying the way God had created this country with many islands and separated by sea,” he said.


“For it is not possible my friends for us to share one road, one bridge, one wharf, one powerhouse, one clinic or school.


“God created our diversity and he further created our geography,” Prime Minister said.


“These are things that we cannot change no matter how hard we try.


“The best we can do is to use our God given wisdom to harness best practices, sensible and practical policies to bring about efficiency and growth,” PM Philip said.


He said this is the way National Coalition for Rural Advancement (NCRA) Government thinks; to use wisdom to harness the best out of the situation we are in.


“We do not choose to be here by choice but by the necessity of destiny,” he said.


Under the NCRA’s new reform, it planned to build four economic growth centres in Fomamanu (East Malaita), Suava Bay (North Malaita), Wairokai in East Are Are and Afio in Small Malaita.

By EDDIE OSIFELO