“Self-serving Azmin taking credit for bureaucrats’ hardwork”

“Self-serving Azmin taking credit for bureaucrats’ hardwork”

By Zulkarnain Md Saufi




I REFER to Bangi MP Ong Kian Ming’s media statement on “Value-Added Leadership” as posted on his Facebook page.

I wish to thank the former deputy minister of international trade and industry (MITI) for exposing the deceit perpetrated by the current minister, Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali.

I have no wish to repeat in detail what Ong has gone through about how Azmin took credit for the decades of hard work and sacrifices made by the bureaucrats to lift Malaysia to where it is, in terms of foreign direct investments (FDI).

To top it off, Ong has revealed that Azmin has been most incompetent. If anything, Ong, of all people should know how MITI works, having been a deputy minister there himself.

The episode reminds me of my personal experience at work. I have seen how certain bosses take credit for the sleepless nights put in by their subordinates. These shameless bosses do not even have the decency to give a pat on the back to their staff.

But when it comes to promotions or pay increments, these bosses pay themselves handsomely, while their subordinates get pittance, if any. Worse of all, these bosses cannot even hold a handle to their subordinates when it comes to getting the actual work done, and all they are good at is to curry-favour!

At work, many leave such toxic workplaces in favour of employers who can help them grow professionally. This is how companies lose good staff, and at the end of the day, these employers suffer long-term setbacks.

We can and should do the same towards politicians who are only good at stealing the limelight from their staff and trying to pass off such accomplishments as their own. Just like how good employees leave toxic workplaces, we can also force toxic politicians out of the corridors of power.

Vote out underperforming leaders

We can write to these politicians expressing our disappointments and get our friends to do the same on social media. Never underestimate the power of the people who work in concert to do the right thing!

There may be a lot of public resentment towards Azmin now, in no small part due to his role in the Sheraton Move and his alleged involvement in the Four Points Hotel in Sandakan scandal in 2019.

But Azmin is not alone. The last thing we the voters should do is to concede such skullduggery and do nothing about it. We should not be taken for fools but do everything we can to stop these people in their tracks.

We should use the ballot boxes and send a strong signal of the voters’ aspirations, starting with the upcoming Johor election and remove those associated with people who are not fit to walk in the corridors of power. – Feb 5, 2021