Pirione farewelled 12 years after PS of Provincial Gov’t

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The Ministry of Provincial Government and Institutional Strengthening (MPGIS) has farewelled their Permanent Secretary Stanley Pirione after 12 years in the position. According to a statement, Pirione is the longest serving PS of the ministry.

The farewell was held on the final day of January in Honiara to also farewell their caretaker minister Rollen Seleso.

Pirione reached the pinnacle of his career with the Public Service when he became the PS for the MPGIS in 2012 until his resignation in November last year, a notice he is currently serving. Through his tenure of three decades as a public officer, Pirione held various significant positions in the Ministry of Commerce, Immigration, Labour, and Employment & Trade as a Senior Officer. Gradually, patiently and diligently he made his way up through the files of Principal, Chief and then Deputy Commissioner and Acting Commissioner of Labour, and subsequently as Under-Secretary (policy) at the Ministry of Public Service for 8 years.  

“I was 34 years of age when I was assigned the Under-Secretary position (now called Deputy Secretary) in the MPS. Learning a lot from my senior colleagues to whom I am indebted, I kept working hard. This is what success entails, working harder and smarter before your bosses can recognize you. That is the advice I want to leave with you. Keep up the good work and give the same strong support you gave me to whoever is coming to lead the Ministry”, he emotionally urged MPGIS staff in his farewell remarks.

Pirione strongly urged fellow Public Servants to commit themselves to work and strictly comply with procurement guidelines and procedures when it comes to payments and service delivery. Public Servants must demonstrate due diligence when executing their roles and duties and must ensure rules, regulations, and policies under current governments must be implemented with the available resources.

SBMOnline understands that Pirione resigned to contest the East Makira seat in the upcoming National General Election in April this year.