KATHMANDU – Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that he is in favour of appointing a capable person to the vacant post of Governor of the Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) based on merit rather than personal connection.
Addressing the inaugural ceremony of the Former Planners Forum, Nepal today, Prime Minister Oli stated, “I don’t have anyone (close to me) to bring to the Rastra Bank as Governor. We should bring capable people based on meritocracy. If there are people who can work, it will be fine for the country.
I don’t want anyone called ‘my person’. I am the Prime Minister, but I am not alone in the government. Therefore, I prioritize meritocracy as far as possible.”
PM Oli on the occasion clarified that capable individuals have been appointed to the Chair and members of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the Commission of Inquiry on Disappeared Persons based on the report received from the recommendation committee.
He made it clear that apart from the chairman of a commission whom he knew as the chief secretary, he had no personal acquaintance or relationship with any other officials.
The Prime Minister expressed the wish for an exchange of ideas and experiences from the former planners’ organization, hoping for its sustainability by becoming free from personality clashes.
