Gerakan's Teng Hock Nan said the Parti Keadilan's Rakyat's boycott of the swearing-in of the new Seberang Prai Municipal Council president indicates problems in the state Pakatan Rakyat. He said it was a sign of conflict within the loose coalition of parties that constitute the state government.
He wants the conflict to be resolved quickly. A good advice he should use it for himself.
What about Penang Gerakan's internal conflict? The last I heard both Huan Cheng Guan, a vice president and himself were at loggerheads over the appointment of coordinators in Seberang Prai. Huan had threatened to leave the party bringing with him thousands of members (hopefully real members).
State Gerakan secretary Ong Thean Lye said DAP and Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) were on opposite sides of the fence on Mokhtar's appointment."PKR wants to put its own man in charge of MPSP while the DAP thinks that giving the post to PKR will strengthen the latter's influence in Seberang Prai."
It will be more helpful for Ong to tell us something we don't already know. If DAP is keen to contain PKR, why would the state government appoints two civil servants to helm the local authorities? Logically, the DAP would have recommended their own members.
Both Teng and Ong were too quick to pounce on a moving target. Their reaction will only help to strengthen the perception of some Penang Gerakan members that the leadership is lost and irrelevant.
Teng should make way for a younger set of leaders if he can no longer command a new approach for the party.
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Gerakan have to try something. Their spin is illogical. Obviously, LGE is looking to enhance those who can work. Why need political appoiontee when those paid to do the job full time does better?
Spot on!
dawsheng
Isn't it like them to nit pick the slightest thing the opposition did and yet they can't even see the fly that landed on the tip of their nose. Why don't they spend more effort on more pressing issues due to the BN incompetence and corrupt system?
there's no better way to depoliticise the councils. next move has to be LOCAL ELECTIONS.
And i only hope the civil servants reciprocate, whichis to uphold the rules to serve the public and not the POLITICIANS.
Thats right, sign of irrelevance.
When Lee Kuan Yew is scheduled for long visit to Malaysia soon, the meetings are to includes with head of state governments of Penang, Selangor and Kelantan apart from federal government. Penang is now headed by DAP's Lim Guan Eng not Gerakan. The importance of Pakatan parties components in the Malaysian mainstream politics is obvious. Tok Guru Nik Aziz will meet Lee Kuan Yew for the first after over 20 years as MB.
Gerakan in sideline, KSK is backdoor minister rejected by Penangites.
Chinese has rejected Gerakan!
Well said brother.
Anyway what is wrong for the PKR to object. There is no big deal. Everyone should be allowed to voice what they think. So be it and surely CM Guan Eng has the answer unless he and his EXCOs are behaving like BN goons or there is some hidden agenda.
As an ordinary citizen it is good to have that kind of people who are willing to say his piece rather than the "angguk angguk" type in MCA and GERAKAN and allow UMNO to dictate everything. Bodo lol GERAKAN and when will you start thinking and go for CHANGE.
Don't throw stone when you are
living in a glass house.Gerakan had
its chance,but they blew it towards the end because of power crazy politician in their mist.If politic
is just a job to earn a honest living
like any other job and not to enrich
oneself,then we won't have this malaise in the country.Be honest, period.
In the first instance, the town councilor positions should be filled up by civilian and not politician, but this practice has been abused by Umno & BN which resulting in councilors are not impartial in executing their roles especially in awarding contracts to maintain the township under its respective jurisdiction. This is one of the reason why partisan politics are so rampant among members of political parties even at grassroots level. This also resulting in the mess we see when PR took over state government in Penang, Kedah, Selangor, where loyalty of town councilors still remain with their ex-masters.
So, top party leaders of PR should have the wisdom to change this bad practices inherited from Umno and BN, and to give back the duty of running town councils to civilians. There supposed to have local council elections but this involves technicality adjustment at Federal level, and because of this, the next best option is to elect qualified civilians to fill up the positions like what Lim Guan Eng did.
For this, Lim Guan Eng earned my respect for being impartial and professional. Bravo.
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