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VBL-JNS Forbids Corruption


Governor Viktor Bungtilu Laiskodat and NTT Deputy Governor Josef A. Nae Soi. Photo: Nahor Fatbanu / VN

Yunus Atabara
Governor Viktor Bungtilu Laiskodat and NTT Deputy Governor Josef A. Nae Soi are committed to forbid corruption in their leadership in the next five years.
All service heads and officials who have authority, even all regents / mayors are asked to prohibit corruption, especially those related to policy.
"The head of the service does not corruption. Found out immediately fired. If there is no money asking in the governor and vice governor, don't use positions and competencies for corruption, "said Josef Nae Soi, Saturday (8/9) in Maumere.
He and Viktor were ready to be hated by the mining businessmen regarding the policy.
"For mine no! We will not allow mining. Our permits will revoke the permit and we are ready to face the mining businessman to the court. Mr. Viktor and I are ready to be hated by the mining businessmen, but we are loved by the community, "he said.
Regarding the number of mines whose permits have been issued, the Deputy Governor of JNS admitted that he had not yet secured the exact data. However, it will immediately ask for definite data from the NTT Distamben. After that the NTT Provincial Government will carry out the process of revoking mining permits that have been issued by the government.
Josef added, the location of the mine which had been operating in NTT, the NTT provincial government would rehabilitate it so that the community could use it around the mine site for agriculture and or plantations.