MUHYIDDIN BIN YASSIN – MALAYSIAN HOPE FOR NEW

MALAYSIA UNITY AND INTERGRATION

THE UNITED SABAH NATIONAL ORGANIZATION [USNO], SABAH.

  Dr.Zakaria Illyas  

DURING THE SWEARING IN CEREMONY ON SUNDAY, 1ST MARCH, 2020

USNO WISH TO CONGRATULATE YAB TAN SRI MUHYDDIN YASSIN ON HIS RECENT APPOINTMENT TO SERVE AS THE EIGHT PRIME MINISTER OF MALAYSIA. USNO ALSO WISH TO EXTEND ITS CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE COMPONENT PARTIES [PBBM, UMNO, MCA,MIC, STAR AND PBRS] WHICH MADE UP THE COALATION TO FORM THE NEW GOVERNMENT OF MALAYSIA.

1. YAB TAN SRI MUHYIDDIN YASSIN, PRESIDEN OF PARTI PRIBUMI MALAYSIA [PBBM], THE NEW PRIME MINISTER OF MALAYSIA. YOUR HISTORICAL APPOINTMENT TO SERVE AS THE PRIME MINISTER OF THE MALAYSIA AND SUBSEQUENT RATIFICATION BY YANG DIPERTUAN AGUNG, AL-SULTAN ABDULLAH RI’AYATUDDIN AL-MUSTAFA BILLAH SHAH IS A CLEAR INDICATION OF THE CONFIDENCE AND TRUST THAT HE AND THE PEOPLE OF MALAYSIA HAVE IN YOU TO UNDERTAKE THIS HUGE RESPONSILIBITY.

2. YOU ARE HIGHLY QUALIFIED AND SEASONED MEMBER OF THE MALAYSIAN PARLIAMENT. USNO HAVE NO DOUBT THAT YOUR COMBINED VAST EXPERIENCE IN THE VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LAW WILL ENABLE YOU TO HANDLE COMPLAINTS OF MISCONDUCT RECEIVED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE MALAYSIAN PARLIAMENT AGAINST PARLIAMENTARIAN AND JUDICIAL .

3. IT IS, THEREFORE, USNO’S EXPECTATION THAT YOU WILL SERVE THE PEOPLE OF MALAYSIA DILIGENTLY AS YOU PERFORM YOUR DUTIES AS STIPULATED BY THE LAW. MOST IMPORTANTLY, YOU WILL BE EXPECTED TO CARRY OUT INDEPENDENT DECISSON RELATING TO COMPLAINTS OR ALLEGATIONS OF MISCONDUCT TO GIVE FAIR RECOMMENDATIONS.

4. YAB TAN SRI, PRESIDENT OF THE PARTI PRIBUMI MALAYSIA YOU HAVE BEEN INSTRUMENTAL TO THE FORMATION OF THE NEW GOVERNMENT, YOUR VAST EXPERIENCE DURING THE PAST BARISAN NASIONAL GOVERNMENT AND YOUR POSITION IN THE CABINET AS FORMER DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER WILL NO DOUBT HELP YOU TO FORM A FORMIDABLE EFFECTIVE AND STRONG GOVERNMENT. THE OATH OF LOYALTY TO THE YANG DIPERTUAN AGUNG, YOU HAVE TAKEN REQUIRES YOU TO GIVE POLICY DIRECTION AND PERFORM CONTROLLING FUNCTIONS IN BOTH OF YOUR POLITICAL ORGANIZATION AND POSITION AS PRIME MINISTER IN THE MALAYSIAN GOVERNMENT TO GUARANTEE THE YANG DIPERTUAN AGUNG YOUR UNDIVIDED AND STRONG SUPPORT.

5. USNO IS CONFIDENT THAT GIVEN YOUR BACKGROUND AS AN EXPERT IN PUBLIC POLICY MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION SPANNING OVER 20 YEARS IN THE MINISTERIES, YOU WILL USE YOUR SKILLS TO RE-ENERGISE THE NEWLY FORMED GOVERNMENT.

IT IS DISHEARTENING THAT 25 YEARS AFTER THE BEIJING GENDER EQUALITY CONFERENCE, WE STILL HAVE GENDER INEQUALITIES ACROSS SECTORS.

6. LET USNO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO URGE YOU TO ENSURE THAT MALAYSIA MEETS THE TARGET OF 50-50 GENDER REPRESENTATION AS STIPULATED BY THE “SADC” PROTOCOL.

USNO IS AWARE THAT THERE IS A GROWING TREND BY SOME PERMANENT SECRETARIES TO WORK IN ISOLATION, TO THE EXCLUSION OF THEIR MINISTERS. THIS PRACTICE IS NEGATIVELY AFFECTING THE PERFORMANCE OF MOST MINISTRIES. IN THIS REGARD, USNO EXPECTS YOU TO DESIST FROM THIS TEMPTATION, AND INSTEAD WORK CLOSELY WITH THE MINISTERS UNDER YOUR GOVERNMENT IN DISCHARGING YOUR DUTIES.

7. AS A CONCLUSION, LET USNO REITERATE IT COMMITMENT TO PROMOTING UNITY OF THE PEOPLE OF MALAYSIA FROM WITHIN THE RANK AND FILE OF THE PUBLIC AND POLITICAL SERVICE. THIS IS BECAUSE THERE IS NO BETTER WAY OF MOTIVATING THE CITIZENS THAN TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL TALENT FROM WITHIN THE SERVICE.USNO HAS DEMONSTRATED THIS IN THE PAST AS GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF SABAH IN 1967 T0 1975, AND WILL CONTINUE DOING SO BY GIVING FULL SUPPORT TO THE NEWLY FORMED GOVERNMENT UNDER TAN SRI MUHYDDDIN YASSN’S LEADERSHIP.

8. USNO, THEREFORE, EXPECT YOU YAB TAN SRITO BE A ROLE MODEL TO YOUR COLLEAGUES WHO MAY ASPIRE TO RISE TO SUCH SENIOR POSITIONS IN THE GOVERNMENT.

DO NOT DISAPPOINT THE MASSES, AND THE PEOPLE OF MALAYSIA WHO EXPECT NOTHING LESS THAN LOYALTY AND COMMITMENT TO DUTY FROM PUBLIC SERVANTS.

CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR DESERVED APPOINTMENT.

CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN, TO YOU THE PRESIDEN OF PBBM, AND HEAD OF THE MALAYSIAN CABINET AND GOVERNMENT OF MALAYSIA.

MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND GUIDE YOU IN YOUR NEW APPOINTMENT.

USNO THANK YOU.

DR MOHD ZAKARIA ILYAS

SECRETARY GENERAL OF USNO

MONDAY, 2ND MARCH, 2020