The President of the Republic, Taur Matan Ruak asked the Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao not to pander too much private contractors of government projects.

"As President of the Republic I ask PM Xanana not to play around too much with these contractors, he must penalize them for poor public works delivery," the President told the community of Aubeon responding to their complaints.

The President also told the community that this was a long standing habit of the government to leave projects partly completed, referring to some of the community housing constructed pursuant to the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) which the government had already handed over for the community to occupy.

Taking opportunity of the occasion the President also asked the company BTK to complete the works needed to the MDG housing and not to leave them partially incomplete.

"When we spend money it should be for something with quality, if money is spent on works of no quality, then its just wasting our peoples' money," said PR Taur.

He added that those who manage the nation's funds should be held responsible because there is no one above the law, but everyone is subject to the law.

He also referred to another public works project, the construction of the National Electoral Commission's head office contracted to the company Atramor, which has taken unduly long to be completed, but the Prime Minister Xanana continues to tolerate it and has continued to give time extensions for it to be completed, and which has resulted in additional payments to the company Atramor by the government so as that it is finished quickly.