Former Police Minister Faualo Harry Schuster said the government’s request for bank overdrafts for district councils shows the District Development Programme (DDP) has moved away from its original purpose of giving constituencies direct control over their own development.Faualo, a lawyer and form...
By Sulamanaia Manaui Faulalo
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11 June 2026, 7:00PM
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