The transfer of powers is fueling a heated conflict between the provinces and the ministries of heal

The transfer of powers is fueling a heated conflict between the provinces and the ministries of health and agriculture


 Baghdad / Mohammad Sabah

Leading deputies from the middle and south mobility of parliament to turn their provinces into regions after the liberation of the city of Mosul from organizations Daesh, reveals a deputy from the Shiite province of Basra has become the closest to declare the region than any other province, stressing that these governments have become has the potential task after receiving the powers of the nine ministries of service .
However , the National Alliance denied discussing the idea of establishing the region after the post Daesh, considering that the transfer of powers to local governments in the south will end all differences with Baghdad, but pointed to the existence of efforts to form regions in the "Sunni provinces."
Accuses the National Alliance MP Ali al - Badri, said in an interview with the (term) Prime Minister founded a cold war between local governments and some ministries covered by the law of the provincial No. (21), considering that granting broad powers to provincial councils make them behave like independent states.
It gives the second amendment to the provincial law No. 21 of 2008, voted by the House of Representatives at its previous session, local governments , the powers of nine ministries of service with the disposition of a significant portion of the border crossing points revenues, and the granting of oil - producing provinces five dollars for each barrel is extracted.
Decided to Prime Minister Haider al - Abadi, at the beginning of taking office, the withdrawal of the appeal submitted by the Maliki government Law No. 21. The student ministries and local governments to submit their proposals for inclusion in the second amendment to the law. But the appeal made by the government of al - Abadi budget, which includes the granting of provincial allocations petrodollar and half of outlets revenue law, provoked the wrath of the southern provinces of the slough government commitments to implement provincial law. The government directed the provinces to freeze the law until the House of Representatives passed a modified version of the provincial law.
It describes the MP Budeiri intersections currently taking place between local governments and some ministries, which objected to its terms of reference, as "entered the stage in the conflict , " revealing the desire of these councils to get wide and great powers rise to the formation of regions.
The refrain of the Ministry of Agriculture for the transfer of agricultural land ownership of its subsidiaries to local governments, which has caused tension between the two parties and the relationship revolves around the vast farmland across the country.
Attributes the head of the call / organization inside the parliament party bloc, the insistence of Prime Minister al - Abadi on the application of the transfer of powers to a "disagreement with Maliki , who had previously challenged this law , " the law , warning of "attempts by certain blocks to get the agricultural land of the federal government through its influence in governments local and exploitation in the next electoral propaganda. "
Announced Prime Minister Haider al - Abadi, the end of the month of February, the Cabinet decided to move the center to the oil company Wasit province, in implementation of the law of the provinces.
But sharp disagreements revolve between the government and some local governments on the transfer of powers to enter into contracts. As categorically rejects the Ministry of Health grants local governments the authority to import medicines and insists on keeping federal.
These intersections did not stop at this point , but began to political parties and blocs are negotiating among themselves to distribute the new positions that come out of the transfer of powers to the provinces process, estimated at nine positions in each province will be distributed according to the principle of quotas.
It reveals MP from the bloc of state law for the existence of the mobility of parliament led by deputies from the various blocs to arrange their provinces conditions in preparation for announcing the territories after the liberation of the city of Mosul from the control Daesh, stressing that "conferences held outside Iraq , seeking to implement the Federal Constitution to create regions in the next phase items" .
The (range) published last Monday, (restoring confidence initiative paved the historic settlement), provided by the coalition forces to the Secretary General of the United Nations , the recent visit to Baghdad. The document states the need to meet the government 's requests for the establishment of the regions provided by the provinces of Salahuddin, Diyala and Nineveh, and the allocation for the referendum budget
and gives the Constitution in Article (119) The right of each province or more to form a region at the request of the referendum offers the request of one third of the members of each board of boards governorates intending to form a region or at the request of ten voters in each province.
MP Ali al - Badri believes that the "nearest provinces that will form the territory after the elimination of Daesh Basra province , which will give an incentive to the provinces in the center and south to demand the formation of regions," pointing out that "these governments are owned funds after the transfer of the powers of its nine ministries of service."
He speaks member state of law , " the desire of local councils to negotiate with the federal government to transfer the powers of the interior and finance ministries have , " asserting that " the political blocs are aware of these moves have not been able to talk about it in the media for fear of the reaction of the masses."
It reveals MP for the National Alliance for the efforts carried out to collect signatures for legislation that freezes or cancel the transfer of powers law.
Rejects the National Alliance any move to divide Iraq and embrace the idea of territories in the current period , stressing that with the transfer of powers to local governments and the application of Law No. 21.
According to the leader of the coalition of Fadi al - Shammari, told the (range), that " the transfer of powers enough to end all differences and problems between local governments and the federal government, "denying that the National Alliance , the subject of the formation of regions had discussed after Daesh stage.
Shammari confirms the existence of efforts for some politicians to form a region in the western provinces that fall under the electoral conflict, but asserts that "there is a Sunni majority stands deduced from these trends and insists on the unity of Iraq."
And put the Committee of the Regions parliamentary final touches on the third amendment to the Law No. 21, he confirmed that the sessions will display disturbed modify this law for the second reading after it guaranteed its draft observations of the political blocs and the House of Representatives.
According to Chairman of the Committee Sirwan Ismail, in a statement (term), " The new amendments to the law of the provinces that includes employees covered by the disengagement and their salaries and positions as well, as well as the cancellation Councils and only the director of the" adding that " the subject is still under consultation and research and will leave to the Council of House of Representatives. "
MP Ismail Sirwan confirms that his committee "hosted by the Ministers of Education and Agriculture and listened to their justifications on their reservations on the transfer of some powers to local governments."


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