It’s almost time nine in the morning, as we have an appointment with the new naalakkersuisoq, and we are waiting in the Self-government’s reception. Iddimanngiiu Bianco, whom we expected to meet in her office, instead comes from Inatsisartut’s conference room.
– During Inatsisartut’s meetings, the IA gathers every morning at eight o’clock, so I have just finished, says Iddimanngiiu Bianco when she enters.
It’s almost time nine in the morning, as we have an appointment with the new naalakkersuisoq, and we are waiting in the Self-government’s reception. Iddimanngiiu Bianco, whom we expected to meet in her office, instead comes from Inatsisartut’s conference room.
– During Inatsisartut’s meetings, the IA gathers every morning at eight o’clock, so I have just finished, says Iddimanngiiu Bianco when she enters.
On the day we meet her, she has been naalakkersuisoq for ten days. In that time, she has already made two press releases and been on the podium during Inatsisartut’s meetings on matters within her area. The first ten days have been busy from morning to night.
– I have received a lot of information, perhaps even too much. I am trying to familiarize myself with many things that need to be coordinated. But the officials are skilled and have experience with a new nail polish suisoq, says Iddimanngiiu.
Can she fix what she has criticized?
It’s clear where Iddimanngiiu Bianco comes from just by hearing her name. She is from Tasiilaq and has previously criticized conditions in the area, including transport.
After having been critical, she has now herself become naalakkersuisoq with the highest responsibility. Therefore, she can now work with the same points of criticism as naalakkersuisoq for infrastructure.
The transport structure in East Greenland, like other service contracts, is valid from 2020 to 2030 and is therefore difficult to change.
You have criticized it, but it is difficult to change before 2030. Can you do something anyway?
– I think there is always room for improvement. I especially want close cooperation with Air Greenland and Greenland Airports. Through the cooperation, maybe solutions can be found, for example, to the problem I saw in the news with the accumulation of cargo in Nerlerit Inaat. Here we can act by increasing the number of flights from Akureyri to Nerlerit Inaat, answers Iddimanngiiu Bianco and continues:
– There may be various things you can do already now, without changing the service contract. Those are the ones I can work with while the contract still looks like it does now.
Can understand people in outer districts
Iddimanngiiu Bianco, who grew up in Tasiilaq, knows life and everyday life in the outer districts.
– I know that it can be very challenging to get the authorities to talk when you live in remote areas. We know the daily problems and obstacles associated with the conditions. Therefore, I know personally how difficult it can be to be heard, she says.
The challenges in the remote areas have been known for a long time, but they are not always easy to solve. Even if you know and understand the conditions of the citizens, the new naalakkersuisoq knows that some tasks cannot be solved immediately.
– I can imagine that there may be bureaucratic obstacles, or that some projects will not materialize due to the current framework and procedures. Therefore, I can imagine that it will be a big challenge to solve the problems I have previously criticized. Nevertheless, I see my knowledge of the conditions as a strength, says Iddimanngiiu Bianco.
If elections are not called prematurely and the coalition continues, there will be elections in three years at the latest. What would you like to have achieved by then?
– That those who live in the outer districts are heard. I hope that I have somehow contributed to improvements in housing and transport. Although it may be difficult right now with some concrete things, I hope that I have helped to create something that is significantly better, concludes naalakkersuisoq.
