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Friday, September 14, 2012

Civil servant under fire for ‘scornful remarks’


A Sabah MP hits out at the civil servant for dismissing the 20-Point Agreement.
KOTA KINABALU: A civil servant who scornfully dismissed Sabahans’ demands that the federal government honour the spirit of the 20-Point Agreement has been rapped by a Sabah MP who described the officer as arrogant and out of touch.
Sepanggar MP Eric Majimbun said the statement by State Special Affairs Department director Abdul Manap Lakariba that “most of those who talk about the 20 points may not even know what it meant” was condescending and an affront to the people of the state.
He said that it appeared that the civil servant was declaring himself an expert on the 20-Point Malaysia Agreement that was the foundation of Sabah (then North Borneo) to join Sarawak, Malaya and Singapore to form Malaysia in 1963 and everyone else was ignorant.
“Manap should apologise,” he said, adding that the call for recognition of the agreement would help unite the country rather than alienate Sabahans already enraged by the lack of services and development despite Sabah’s wealth of natural resources.
Manap made the disparaging remark in his talk entitled “Social Media Threats” at an ICT and security briefing organised by Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission here on Wednesday.
He also told participants that “Borneonisation of the state civil service” which is listed in the Malaysia Agreement was no longer relevant.
He was quoted in the local media as saying that some interpreted “Borneonisation” as meaning that Sabahans should be directors in the civil service and this was not its intent.
Majimbun, who is Sabah Progressive Party deputy president, said such a statement from a senior government officer only showed that the person himself did not know what he was talking about.
“For saying that it was not relevant anymore is tantamount to ignorance of the agreement signed by our former leaders in safeguarding the uniqueness of Malaysian Sabahans,” he said.
Reinterpretations causing confusion
He added that the people of Sabah are proud of the pre-independence leaders
“They might be poor academically through no fault of their own, but are knowledgeable about their rights, welfare and culture as well as the rights of their future generations,” Majimbun said.
He called on Manap not to further malign and marginalise the people of Sabah, pointing out that Sabahans are only fighting for their rights and not the greed of directorship.
He said Sabah leaders who called for adherence to the agreement are well versed on the matter and know what they are talking about and it was reinterpretations by civil servants like Manap which were causing confusion.
Majimbun also criticised those who villify communities in Sabah just as the opposition has started gaining support at the expense of the Barisan Nasional government.
The latest incident to raise suspicions that a campaign is underway to discredit the opposition is a purported Pakatan Rakyat-run blog that mocked the Kadazandusun traditional dance “Sumazau”, calling it indecent.
“The blogger should be condemned… Kadazandusuns are a peace-loving community and no one should have the right to interpret through signs or words what was handed over to us by our forefather,” Majimbun said.
He said though the community is marginalised, it remains proud of its tradition and culture.
Yesterday, two political parties in Sabah lodged police reports against the blogger who posted the article that ridiculed the Sumazau as being fit for only those of low morality.
Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) secretary-general Henrynus Amin and United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation (Upko) Youth information chief made their reports at the Penampang police.
They want the police to investigate and take action against the blog and the writer.

17 comments:

  1. Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Haji Aman has reminded civil servants to be committed and focused in carrying out their responsibilities.

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  2. He also said that all ministries and departments have been reminded to make sure that the government’s initiatives are well received by the public.

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  3. Programmes or projects that benefit the targeted group as a proof of the government’s concern and sensitivity towards the people’s needs should be conveyed to the general public to assure the general public will take note on the government's efforts towards thos cause.

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  4. Only then would civil servants, who act as the state’s economic development implementation engines, ensure that development projects listed under the second rolling plan of the 10th Malaysia Plan would meet their target, thus benefiting the people.

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  5. He said the opposition was spreading lies that the government had failed in carrying out development projects statewide.

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  6. The government has in fact spent millions to bring development projects throughout the state, especially in rural and interior of Sabah. And it is the responsibility of the civil servants to spread the government’s good work. The Barisan Nasional is always concerned about the welfare of the people.

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  7. Musa also urged the relevant authorities to be alert and ensure that development projects are completed on schedule.

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  8. He said under the second rolling plan of the 10MP, Sabah was allocated a total of RM4.416 billion to carry out 724 projects.

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  9. As of May 3 this year, a total of RM0.692 billion or 15.68 per cent from the 2012 allocation has been spent to fund development projects in the state, and our performance is 0.17 per cent below the national average of 15.85 per cent.

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  10. The benchmark to the people’s satisfaction towards the government initiatives is based on the services, wealth creation and effectiveness in finding solutions to the problems.

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    1. Important positions in federal departments in Sabah are already being filled up by experienced and qualified Sabahans

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  11. Zaki Azmi, Malaysia’s former chief justice, wondered how the Sabah government managed to operate efficiently with less staff. The answer, according to a state official, is simple. The government did not recruit new staff to replace those who retired. They have been made redundant by computer and information technology.

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  12. perjanjian 20 perkara ni, kalau semua ahli politik diminta bagi pandangan, macam2 bunyi yang keluar.. entah mana satu yang betul.. bukankah lebih baik minta saja pakar sejarah atau pakar undang2 yang mengkaji perjanjian ini?

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  13. CM Datuk Musa Aman said his government would ensure that civil servants carry out their jobs with integrity to give excellent service to the people.

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  14. Former DCM Herman Luping says the Borneonisation procerss in the State is on going with Sabahans being slowly incorporated into government department top posts and Cabinet seats

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  15. The Bornenonisation is listed as number 8. it must mean that our founding father wanted Sabah to always be autonomous.

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  16. the youths need to analyse the truth in all the information they have received. Not simply believe such thing came from opposition statements.

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