Wardak

MAIDAN SHAHAR (Pajhwok): The provincial council members of central Maidan Wardak province could not appoint the administrative board due to absence of some council’s members, officials said Tuesday.
Dr. Niamatullah Wardak, director Independent Election Commission (IEC), told Pajhwok Afghan News that his department sent letters repeatedly directing the provincial council to appoint the administrative board but the council had to reach any decision.

MAIDAN SHAHR (Pajhwok): The provincial council of central Maidan Wardak also announced closing its office in protest against the Wolesi Jirga decision barring them from overseeing local departments, an official said on Sunday.
The lower house decided last week provincial councils did not reserve the right to supervise or evaluate the performance of local departments. A day earlier, 17 PCs closed their offices in protest.

MAIDAN SHAHAR (Pajhwok): The provincial council of central Maidan Wardak on Wednesday appointed an interim administration board following the continuous absence of some members, an official said.

Attaullah Khogyani, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News the Maidan Wardak provincial council had 15 members but only eight of them turn up regularly.

As a result of some members’ prolonged absence, eight of the public representatives on Tuesday held a meeting and appointed a temporary administrative board, he added.