IPOH: The government has been urged to establish an agency to perform internal audits in ensuring that ministers, deputy ministers, MPs, assemblymen and government officials meet good governance standards.
Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah) Wanita wing representative Norhayati Bidin in debating the presidential address at the 2018 Amanah Convention here yesterday said, with the existence of this monitoring agency, quality and competencies of party members could be enhanced to create an ethical workplace culture.
Norhayati who is also Wanita Amanah secretary said the government should provide guidelines to ensure that no political leaders or appointees in the government abused their power, citing cronyism, nepotism and non-transparent contracts as examples.
“A policy for online complaints should be implemented so that those responsible would be aware of their shortcomings. This is because good governance can be achieved through the top-down and bottom up approaches.
“Wanita Amanah is confident that with good governance, problems related to the abuse of power, corruption and financial leakages that occur at all levels could be resolved,” she said.
Meanwhile, Sharon Teo from Johor Baharu said the establishment of Wanita Muda Amanah (Warda) was not to compete with the Wanita wing.
“As a separate wing, we stand together with the other wings to convey the vision and mission of the party,” she said.
Warda has proposed that leadership training be conducted directly and systematically to build a generation with leadership integrity, she said.
“In addition, we propose that the Amanah leaders spend time with the youth leaders so that leaders will be able to work in unison,” she said.
The three-day convention which began on Friday is the first to be held since the party became a component of Pakatan Harapan (PH) that formed the government.
A total of 1,000 delegates from 156 registered party divisions as well as 3,000 local and foreign observers attended the convention themed “Fulfilling Trust, Building Nation”.
In debating the presidential address, a representative from Perlis, Muhamad Saad @ Yahya, took the opportunity to warn and remind party leaders who are holding posts in the government.
Muhamad called on Amanah president Mohamad Sabu who is also Defence Minister to pay attention to the 375,000 military veterans nationwide, as they had supported the party during the 14th General Election.
According to him, about 240,000 non-pensionable veterans were facing difficulties in coping with daily challenges, as some of their status was equivalent to that of foreign workers.
“As such, I recommend that the Defence Minister appoint a special officer to look into the welfare of these veterans,” he said.
Muhamad also urged Amanah deputy president Datuk Salahuddin Ayub, who is also Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister, to visit Perlis to check on the farmers in the state. – Bernama
