Kirkuk Governor: Baghdad Government abandons its promises for Kirkuk

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) Najmadeen al-Kareem, Kirkuk Governor, slammed the Baghdad government for not implementing the reconstructions projects that Nouri al-Maliki, Iraqi Prime Minister, promised Kirkuk to erect in the province. A statement by Kareem received by the PUK quoted him as saying “The Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki had promised to rebuild and transfer Kirkuk Military Airport into a civilian one, in addition to constructing an oil refinery. He said that those remained unimplemented to the point.” “Ibrahim Khalil, a member of the Kirkuk Provincial Council, told PUK media on Monday, July 29, 2013, that there were political reasons that Iraqi Council of Ministers prevented constructions projects to be implemented in Kirkuk, adding that a number of political parties created obstructions for Kirkuk preventing the city to develop,” the statement concluded.