Hakim demands Parliament to grant province their legal rights

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) The head of the Supreme Iraqi Islamic Council, Ammar al-Hakim, called the Federal Government to withdraw the appeal filed against the law no. (21) of 2008 related to the provincial councils of the Iraqi provinces and release the authorities for local governments so they can develop and reconstruct their provinces.Hakim mentioned in a speech that he delivered during the memorial ceremony held due to the death anniversary of the religious authority, Muhsin al-Hakim, at his in Baghdad attended by the correspondent of IraqiNews.com on Wednesday ”The $5 Petro-dollar law is a right step and we thank all those who participated in accomplishing this law, especially the Prime Minister, Nouri al-Maliki.””Hakim called the Parliament to ratify granting the rights for the provinces where the Ministry of Oil should measure the amount of oil produced from the province monthly and put the portion of the province in a bank account so the province can use it in any time in accordance to the adopted controls,” the statement concluded. \END\