SHAH ALAM, Nov 1 - Denying racism or sexism for opposing Low Siew Moi's appointment as PKNS general manager, Pas Selangor commissioner Datuk Hassan Ali said it preferred "new blood" to manage the state corporation. "I am prepared to support the appointment of a new PKNS general manager even if the person is not a Malay or a man, as long as they are professional and can provide a better future for PKNS," Hassan told the Siasah Daily news portal yesteday.
Hassan said his opinion was based on allegations that attacked the character of Low, who was corporate and accounts deputy general manager, and just-retired PKNS general manager Datuk Harun Salim.
His deputy, Shah Alam MP Khalid Samad, concurred that PKNS needed new blood.
"If we say that the PKNS management is bad, then I assume Madam Low is also bad as she is one of the senior managers there and not because she is not Malay. Anyone can lead PKNS as long as they understand its policies and aims and follow directives from the board led by the Menteri Besar," Khalid said.
"We don't want to appoint a Malay only to see the person not performing and causing Pakatan Rakyat trouble," he added.
Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim who appointed Low, a 35-year-veteran in PKNS, had said her new post was just a temporary measure. The 57-year-old Low has a one year contract starting today.
Her appointment had not only upset Pas but also did not go down well with the corporation's staff. At the Selangor State Assembly early this week, their representatives, led by PKNS Senior Officers Association president Idris Ishak, submitted a memorandum of protest to Khalid during the recess.
Hassan, who disclosed that Khalid had agreed to consider other candidates, said he had asked Khalid why the two most senior officers — Deputy General Manager (Administration) Md Nasir Md Arshad and Deputy General Manager (Technical) Abdul Ghani Hassan — were not appointed to succeed Harun.
He said Khalid had told him that Low was appointed because of her professionalism and administrative ability but Pas was of the view that the two deputy general managers had their own strengths and should have been considered for promotion.
Hasan said Khalid wanted the new general manager to bring reforms to PKNS and dignify the rights of bumiputeras in trade, business and economy in urban areas, town outskirts and new development areas despite the fact that Low was not a bumiputera.
He said Pas would hold a meeting soon to look at the list of party members who could take PKNS to greater heights. -- TMI
2 comments:
PAS is just a race based party looking for positions in Government and government linked companies. I don't see any different from BN
PAS should strongly consider joining UMNO. If not in next general election they would perform badly.
Kontrik dgn hujahnya sendiri.
pertama cakap tidak kira kaum and gender, yg penting "new blood", tidak mau pegawai lama yg senior, untuk membetulkan PKNS.
2 paragraf lagi, mau pertimbangkan dua orang Melayu yg lebih senior untuk jawatan tersebut.
saya hairan, inikah prinsip PAS yg pentingkan unsur2 saksama?
depan tidak sama dengan belakang.
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