Many devt projects hampered by bureaucracy

KENINGAU, Jan 17 (The Borneo Post) -- Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) supreme council member Datuk Bernard Maraat yesterday said many developments in the state were not carried out accordingly due to too much bureaucracy.

“In some cases they were not done completely and as a result, money allocated was not used.

“What a waste and the end users suffers,” he told the Borneo Post here while welcoming the idea mooted by Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Haji Aman who wanted a special task force to be set up to monitor the integrity of civil servants in this state.

On Wednesday, Musa, after chairing the Committee on Total Management (CTM) meeting at Wisma Innoprise at Kota Kinabalu said that a special task force would be set up to monitor the integrity of civil servants in state programmes, especially in implementing development projects in Sabah.

He said the state Integrity Monitoring Task Force would be headed by Sabah Public Services Department Director Datuk Nordin Siman and would include among others, officers from the State Public Services Department, Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission, State Public Complaints Bureau and Chief Minister’s Department’s Integrity Management Unit.

“It will start operating as soon as possible as we have identified officers who will be in the task force.” He said.

Meanwhile, Bernard who represented PBS Sook and Nabawan said that Musa was concerned and serious in ensuring all delivery systems in the state civil services played their roles and responsibilities .

He said government servants and government aided agencies must serve and work as corporate entities.

“PBS Sook has set up its own Research, Development and Complaints Bureau to ensure project developments in the area were carried out efficiently and effectively,” he said.

He said the Barisan Nasional (BN) government was serious in tackling the people’s wellbeing in this state.

In another development Bernard, who is also PBS Sook divisional chief, said Pensiangan PBS, comprising Sook and Nabawan, wants party president Datuk Seri Panglima Joseph Pairin Kitingan to continue to serve the parliamentary constituency of Keningau and the people of Sabah.

“DAP can say whatever they want but Pairin is formidable enough to encounter any onslaught, be it any party or DAP for that matter,” he said.

He said the majority of the people of Sabah still loved Pairin and obviously would garner behind him whatever the cause.

“Requesting Pairin to quit as this time around is unbecoming; wait for the 13th general election, you’ll have your chance to prove DAP’s strength.