NACC Office, “Sonthiya” requests NACC to investigate the ethics of 3 Provincial Administrative Organization presidents who resigned before the end of their terms, wasting the budget. Two elections must be held. Are you sure you’ll come back again?
Mr. Sonthiya Sawadee submitted a letter to the Office of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) to investigate the resignation from the position of the president of the Provincial Administrative Organization (PAO) of 3 provinces, namely Pathum Thani. Ang Thong and Nakhon Sawan Even though there is still approximately 7 months and 12 days left in the term of office, which will expire on December 20, 2024, and when the Provincial Administrative Organization president resigns. But the Provincial Administrative Organization council members did not resign. As a result, a by-election must be held within 90 days and when the term ends, a new election must be held within 60 days, which requires a budget of approximately 6-10 million baht per election. If you resig
n before the end of your term, it will occur throughout the country. Who will be responsible for the election budget that will cost more than 200 million baht?
‘I ask the NACC to consider two issues: Even though resigning is a right But who will be responsible for the expenses incurred in the two elections? The law clearly specifies the terms of office of the Provincial Administrative Organization President and the Provincial Administrative Organization Council. 4 years in the 2017 Constitution, Section 76, paragraph three, clearly states that local administrative organizations or government agencies There must be ethics that control and monitor. Meanwhile, the Provincial Administrative Organization has a Code of Ethics issued by the Ministry of Interior accompanying the 2019 Code of Ethics, including damages incurred from resigning before the end of the term,’ Mr. Sonthiya said.
Mr. Sonthiya said that the people who resigned claimed to be pursuing certain projects and to be honest. Fairness in new election
s Come help the people to the best of your ability. Therefore, I would like to ask how can I be sure that I will return to be the Provincial Administrative Organization president again? When that happens, why do you have to resign? Because being the Provincial Administrative Organization president, I already know. What are the implementation of the project each year? Therefore, there is an overlap as to whether the resignation is in personal interest or not. The interests of the people of the entire country are the focus. As for submitting a matter to the NACC to investigate ethics. because he was not confident in the performance of the Ministry of Interior
‘There are 7 months and 12 days remaining. Resigning is beneficial to others, the people, the nation, or yourself. You come to be the Provincial Administrative Organization president. There is a project plan for each year. I already have plans to do something that I have submitted to the NACC to examine in terms of ethics. No less than 13 points are in li
ne with sections 234 and 235 of the Constitution. I came to submit this because I don’t want these epidemics to spread. It goes all over the country. Because if today the Provincial Administrative Organization presidents join together to resign throughout the country. Thailand must hold two elections: the election of the Provincial Administrative Organization president and the election of the Provincial Administrative Organization Council. The budget will increase to no less than 200-300 million baht. I ask who will the benefit fall to? Therefore, we request the NACC to investigate and find out the facts,’ Mr. Sonthiya said.
Mr. Sonthiya said that he is not angry with anyone who is the Provincial Administrative Organization president. Be respectful, but in matters of the law national benefits It must be brought to the relevant agencies for consideration and inquiry. Even though resignation is the right of the Provincial Administrative Organization president. But it would be more appropriate to resign 2-3 mon
ths before the end of your term. Are you confident that after resigning you will be re-elected? If you are confident that you will be elected, it is equivalent to locking the election results.
Source: Thai News Agency
