50 NGOS and 23 individuals endorse an open letter to the PN gov’t.
LETTER | The GLC Reform Group, along with the following NGOs and individuals are deeply concerned with recent developments regarding the appointment of various politicians to lead government-linked companies and statutory bodies.
In this climate, the role of the thousands of GLCs under the various ministries and state governments is more crucial than ever to ensure that government aid and stimulus are properly targeted and utilised. The GLC Reform Group has consistently called for an independent and transparent appointments mechanism for the leadership of GLCs to replace the current system where the ruling government can exercise its power arbitrarily to appoint and dismiss heads of GLCs.
There has not even been an attempt to disguise the fact that these appointments are based on political affiliation. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department and PAS secretary-general Takiyuddin Hassan, openly said that all government members of parliament will be given the responsibility to manage GLCs. He further added that all of them are qualified because “they are MPs.”
As stated above, we are not even able to ascertain exactly how many GLCs exist. As the government holds these entities in the public’s trust, it is important that that there is proper accountability and transparency in the running of these entities. To restore the public’s confidence in our GLCs, we urge the government to immediately do the following:
b) Institute an independent and transparent appointments mechanism within ministries and state governments for the appointment of heads of GLCs;
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