Najran governor warns of strict action against negligent officials

Najran Gov. Prince Mishaal bin Abdullah warned public and private agencies on Friday that he would monitor service projects that have been carried out in the province and take punitive action against negligent companies and officials. The governor made this comment following a surprise inspection tour of some welfare projects in the region. “We’ll continue these inspection tour of every service project and take action against those who are found negligent in their duty.” Prince Mishaal expressed his hope that all companies and officials would carry out their duties in the best manner, realizing the hopes and aspirations of the leadership and people. He said Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah and Crown Prince Naif, deputy premier and minister of interior, want quick implementation of projects passed by the government. The governor began his tour from Najran-Asir Expressway and urged officials to complete installation of lights along the road from Bier Askar to the College of Technology as quickly as possible. “Prince Mishaal also inspected another project to develop Prince Naif Road into a two-way road,” an official statement said, adding that the prince expressed his satisfaction over the progress of work at one of the busiest roads in the Najran city. The tour also covered King Abdullah Bridge, Prince Sultan Road, Jarba police station and King Khaled Hospital. “He met with patients at the hospital and asked them to give their observations about the quality of services there,” the statement said. Najran has witnessed tremendous progress during the past two years following the appointment of Prince Mishaal as governor in March 2009, replacing Prince Mishaal bin Saud. King Abdullah visited the region in November 2006, a year after he ascended to the Saudi throne in August 2005, and launched a number of welfare projects as part of his plan to achieve balanced development in all parts of the country. The king laid the foundation for a SR600 million complex of four university colleges in Najran and instructed higher education officials to convert the complex into an independent university. The project, spread over 18 million sq. meters east of Najran city, will accommodate 12,000 students. The newly established Najran regional airport, which is designed to operate international flights, is one of the new generation airports in the Kingdom with an annual capacity of 1.4 million passengers. It was carried out at a cost of SR400 million