Monday, June 21, 2004
2. Muhafatha (County) Councils
Each Naheya council can then select a seventh of its members to represent the Naheya at the next upper level of Governorate or “Muhafatha”.
The elected members from the Naheya Councils will then form the Muhafatha Council. A similar procedure can be followed at the Muhafatha level:
• A governor can be speedily appointed.
• A seventh of the Muhafatha Council members can be elected to represent the Muhafatha (County) at the National Legislative Assembly.
The scheme can also accommodate the special problem of Iraqi Kurdistan. A coalition, league or union of several Muhafathas can be forged to cater for their specific requirements within a unified country.
Only two of the 18 Muhafatha councils may pose some problems: Baghdad, due its shear size (for which there are a number of practical solutions) and Kirkuk, for well-known reasons.
Careful attention needs to be paid to defining the sphere of responsibility of the Muhafatha councils, particularly in preventing their dominance over Naheya councils.
The elected members from the Naheya Councils will then form the Muhafatha Council. A similar procedure can be followed at the Muhafatha level:
• A governor can be speedily appointed.
• A seventh of the Muhafatha Council members can be elected to represent the Muhafatha (County) at the National Legislative Assembly.
The scheme can also accommodate the special problem of Iraqi Kurdistan. A coalition, league or union of several Muhafathas can be forged to cater for their specific requirements within a unified country.
Only two of the 18 Muhafatha councils may pose some problems: Baghdad, due its shear size (for which there are a number of practical solutions) and Kirkuk, for well-known reasons.
Careful attention needs to be paid to defining the sphere of responsibility of the Muhafatha councils, particularly in preventing their dominance over Naheya councils.
# posted by Abu Khaleel @ 2:17 PM 
