| Tanya sama hati, Prime Minister ....... tanya sama hati ... |  |  |  |
| Posted by labisman | |
| Wednesday, 12 March 2008 | |
| The Prime Minister must not resign for this is a golden opportunity to redeem himself; that is of course if he is wiling to work hard instead of dozing off all the time. Without compromise, he must rid himself of his irksome son-in-law who has now become the Rasputin of his court. With the elections over and revealing an almost true picture of the state of the electorate's minds (except for Perlis and Trengganu where suspicions still linger in the manner they were won by the BN), Badawi is rid off that massive baggage that was unloaded off to him when he picked up the baton from an even more unpopular Mahathir who single-handedly managed to dry-up the country's treasury. Badawi must move quickly to appoint young professionals who have gone through the mill rather then ones that have been spoon-fed and keep Sidek to straighten up a bloated civil service. This is the best time to get rid of health, education and other ministries which will require the expertise and skills of the private sector through a competitive transparent OPEN TENDER, a phrase currently non-existent in BN's vocabulary. A government's job is to put up good policies that will benefit its populace and MONITOR them. In fact there may not be a need for any further enactments, only proper implementation and maintenance. Perhaps the Prime Minister should ponder on the fact that maintenance is of equal or of even greater importance then cancerously growing out of control. It has no business trying to run a business. That sought of thing is done by countries like Singapore that masquerade as a democracy without an opposition and use Tumasek as its corporate arm to run a country utilizing family members and proxies. Corporate governmental dynasties of this nature infuriate an educated electorate even further. This, Malaysia must never do. Malaysia must engage the average Malaysian, be he yellow, brown or black, give them equal rights and opportunities and bring the best out of him or her. The PM must encourage entrepreneurship in all races and get rid of antiquated laws that prevent a human being from shining. Malaysians can help themselves without the government. They need only a clear path and opportunities. And this path the PM must ensure remains obstacle free. This country has both natural and human resources to make it to the top. What it doesn't have is firm governance and stable policies. Prime Minister Badawi can make it if he wants and if he has the courage to rid himself off his tainted, Mahathir-linked Deputy, his galling son-in-law and carpet beggars like Anuar Zaini who have been instrumental in ripping this country off financially through dubious deals. He will not have to deal with a number of underperforming and corrupt ministers and menteri besars who leeched this country bare. That difficult job, mercifully, has been carried out by an incensed electorate. However if the PM is unable to hold his water and chooses not to rid himself of his son-in-law and insists on running this country by auto pilot, then he must step down or be prepared to be pushed off. Tanya sama hati, Prime Minister. It is "Anak Ku Sazali" time, and you need to fear nothing now except your own shadow and you may have it within you to make these shadows disappear. Tengok dalam air, Nampak bayang bayang Campak satu batu, Bayang pun hilang. Your chance to leave a good name rather then a memory of stained, convoluted stripes is at hand. You, and you and alone must choose that destiny.
By Z. IBRAHIM |
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