PS of MRD Dr. Samson Viulu speaking during a ceremony organised by MRD management to formally welcome him to office. The event was held at the Cowboys Grill in Honiara.
The newly appointed Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Rural Development (MRD) Dr. Samson Viulu has unveiled a range of legislative reforms he plans to achieve with the support of his administration and Minister over the course of his tenure in office.
PS Dr. Viulu revealed these priority reforms in a meeting organised by MRD’s management on Tuesday 21st June 2022 at the Cowboys Grill in Honiara to formally welcome him (PS) to office.
The legislative reforms are aimed at decentralizing government services to our rural people and establishing relevant institutes in the constituencies so that there is further positive impact on the disbursement and use of the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) to transform our rural sceneries and improves rural people livelihoods. The reforms will also see the expansion of functions of the ministry as well as guarantee better service delivery through projects to boost economic activities and development in our rural communities or areas.
“I want to see the CDF as an engine for the economic growth of this country and I believes this can be achieved through establishing a proper regulatory framework for the CDF,” PS Viulu said.
Seated front row left to right is, Deputy Secretary Technical (DST) Hugo Hebala, new MRD Permanent Secretary, Dr. Samson Viulu, MRD Hon. Minister Duddley Kopu and Deputy Secretary Corporate (DSC), Constance Wane and all staff of the ministry of Rural Development during a ceremony to officially welcome their new PS.
“Of course, it is a tough step to take, but it is a give and take situation. So that is the path we are taking here on,” PS Dr. Viulu said.
A number of priorities that the new PS and his administration want to achieve in the coming months and years include;
Dr. Viulu resumed official duties as Permanent Secretary for MRD on Monday 21st June, 2022.
Prior to taking up the PS role at MRD, Dr. Viulu served at the Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (OPMC) as the Policy Secretary for Productive Sector looking after seven ministries namely, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL), Ministry of Culture and Tourism (MCT), Ministry of Commerce, Industry, Labour and Immigration (MCILI), Ministry of Lands, Housing & Survey (MLHS), Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR), Ministry of Communication and Aviation (MCA) and Ministry of Infrastructure Development (MID).
PS Viulu looks forward to working closely with the MRD Minister and support the Minister in his role as the lead reformer in all of the outlined priorities.
MRD Human Resource Manager (HRM) and MRD Principal M&E officer, Agnes Bopi. Tanihorara.
Some of the MRD staff that attended the event.
– MRD Press