Opposition Leader Ronnie Skelton has expressed serious concerns over the government’s preoccupation with the Commission of Inquiry (COI) recommendations, suggesting this has led to the neglect of urgent issues within the territory. During a recent House of Assembly sitting, Skelton pointed out that while the COI’s work is crucial, the government must not lose sight of other essential public needs. “The government is so caught up in the COI and their recommendations that they don’t understand what’s happening out there,” Skelton remarked.
He criticized the government for failing to address essential infrastructure and basic services. Skelton pointed to the government’s inadequate attention to the Public Works Department and the direct consequences on community wellbeing. “What is Public Works doing? They don’t want to say it because there are too many people in Public Works who are probably our friends and we don’t want to say bad things about Public Works,” he stated.
Skelton’s concerns also focused on the territory’s overall economic and civil service effectiveness. He pointed out the inefficient use of resources, specifically criticizing the allocation of maintenance funds. “We are taking the resources of the country and doing capital works and leaving maintenance totally undone,” Skelton argued.
The Opposition Leader also drew attention to the civil service, mentioning its ballooning costs without corresponding productivity. “We need to chan.