Government ministers sign contract-programmes
Maputo, 17 Dec (AIM) – Mozambican President Daniel Chapo on Tuesday signed contract-programmes with government ministers under which each minister promised to meet governance targets.
Chapo declared that signing these contracts is not a mere administrative act. “It is a moment of affirmation of a mode of governance centred on responsibility, on concrete results for the Mozambican people”, he said.
He recalled that, when he was sworn into office in January, he promised that “we want an effective, disciplined and responsible government that is accountable, and that respects the efforts of the Mozambican people”.
At the time, he had pledged that each minister and each public manager will be called upon to make formal performance commitments.
With the contract-programme, Chapo said, it was hoped to improve good governance and added responsibility to the benefit of the people. “Today we have reached a point of institutional maturity which allows us to advance with confidence”, he added. “The contract-programmes we have signed clearly lay down the strategic objectives of each sector, performance indicators, implementation deadlines, and individual responsibility aligned to the Government’s Five-Year Plan”.
The contract-programmes are not a substitute for ethics or for integrity, continued Chapo. “They are a pact of trust between the President of the Republic and each Minister, and, above all, between the government and the Mozambican people. As from now, each minister will be judged, not by the speeches he makes, but by the results he presents. The intention is to make clear our vision and our objective as regards development directed at the Mozambican people”.
The current cycle of governance, declared Chapo, “is not one of complacency, but one of discipline, ethics, integrity and commitment to the national interest.
Chapo told the Ministers he expects them “to fight against paralysing red tape, to fight against corruption and to make your sector an effective instrument for the development of Mozambique”.
“The Mozambican people don’t expect miracles”, Chapo said, “but they do expect seriousness and hard work. They expect the State to function and to serve them”.
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