Aid fund control crucial

Aid fund control crucial

From Koran Tempo

The distrust in some circles over the utilization of aid funds
for the reconstruction of post-tsunami Aceh and North Sumatra is
inseparable from the short-term orientation of most Indonesian
officials and the lack of supervision.

Their immature way of perceiving problems and assuming
responsibility has become a major constraint and source of
irregularities, besides the inherent weakness of the nation's
monitoring system.

Therefore, in order to succeed in building the nation, all
citizens should exercise self control in performing their duties
in all fields. Individual control will lead to a proper national
system.

In this way, the potential for irregularities in the use of
aid funds for Aceh and other purposes will be restricted at an
early stage through individual self control.

LEONARDUS MIHARDJO
Jakarta