In a 2013 parliamentary reply, it was revealed that there were four BN politicians appointed to advisory positions in the Prime Minister’s Department:
Rais Yatim as special advisor on social and cultural issues, with RM27, 227.20 monthly allowance;
Johari Baharum, as special advisor to the Northern Corridor Economic Region, with RM21,500 allowance;
Abdullah Mohd Zin, as advisor on religion issues, with RM25,106 monthly allowance;
Shahrizat Abdul Jalil, as advisor to women development and entrepreneurship, with RM27,227.20 monthly allowance.
The appointments, especially those which duplicate the roles of Ministers, have been criticized as unnecessary and a waste of public funds.
Yet the Prime Minister Dato Seri Njaib has appointed another BN politician as special adviser .
Wanita MCA chief Heng Seai Kie told the Oriental Daily two days ago that she was appointed as special adviser for the implementation of the National Unity Blueprint and she will report to the Prime Minister directly.
Heng said she and the Unity Minister Jospeh Kurup will focus on their respective territories.
“As Joseph Kurup is an East Malaysian leader, he understands East Malaysia better while I will handle national unity issues in West Malaysia, so as to effectively implement various national unity programmes,” she said.
It is totally baffling how the Prime Minister could make such an appointment which is most unnecessary, unjustifiable and a waste of public funds.
Heng’s explanation that she is needed to deal with unity issues in West Malaysia is totally unconvincing as if this is the case, does it mean that all Ministers from the East Malaysia should have special advisers to assist them?
A Minister is assisted by civil servants and if Joseph Kurup is still unable to handle the unity issues in West Malaysia, he should be relieved of his Cabinet post.
And even if someone has to be specially tasked to help implement the unity blueprint, can’t the person be the department’s director general?
It is obvious that Heng’s appointment is merely another move by Najib to appoint BN politicians via back door to government posts.
Given Heng’s move to racialise the GST issue in the run up to the recent Rompin by election, she is certainly the most unsuitable and unqualified person to implement the national unity blueprint.
May 1 Chinapress and May 2 Malaysiakini have reported that Heng has told Chinese in the country not to oppose the Goods and Services Tax (GST) as the system will see the Malays paying more.
Despite her denial, her recorded interview with the Chinapress was available in the social media.
Not only did she take a racial approach to the GST issue, she also lacked the courage to admit and apologise for her mistake despite having met massive criticisms.
Yet the Prime Minister can think that she is fit to implement the unity blueprint!
The Prime Minister has certainly made himself a laughing stock by appointing Heng to handle unity issues.
I have no doubt that if the full transcript of Heng’s recorded interview with Chinapress is presented in the Cabinet, most Ministers will be shocked at her racial approach of the GST issue and her appointment by the Prime Minister.
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委任王赛之为首相署特别顾问，难被接受及浪费公款
（吉隆坡2日讯）行动党全国副主席郭素沁指马华妇女组主席王赛之受委为首相署特别顾问，以负责团结部的事务，是难以被接受及浪费公款之举。
她说，王赛之对媒体说由于团结事务部长丹斯里佐瑟古律来自东马，因此她将辅助他处理西马国民团结的事务，并将执行即将推介的“国家团结大蓝图”计划。
“如果这样的理由可以被接受，那岂非所有来自东马的部长都需要有特别顾问来协助他们处理西马的事务？”
也是士布爹区国会议员的郭素沁质问，每位部长皆有公务员的协助，如果佐瑟古律不能胜任国民团结的事务，那他应该辞职。
“此外，如果政府需要一个特定人士来全权负责国家团结大蓝图事务，那这任务肯定是由团结局总监来担任，为何政府要特别委任一个非公务员来负责这事务呢？”
郭素沁在一篇文告中指出，根据一项2013年的国会答复，四位国阵领袖已经被委任为首相署的特别顾问，即是莱士雅丁、佐哈里、阿都拉莫哈末晋和莎丽扎，他们的月薪介于2万1千令吉至2万7千令吉。
“他们的委任，尤其是工作范围与现有部长的职责重叠，已遭大众批评，首相纳吉为何又违反民意而委任王赛之为首相署特别顾问呢？”
她说，明显的，纳吉是要通过其权限下的走后门方式，让一些国阵领袖获得官职。
“王赛之被委任为”团结部特别顾问“是非常可笑的。她近年来的言论乌龙百出，特别是今年云冰国会补选前把消费税种族化的言论，被各族群大肆批评后，她不但没有基本的道歉勇气，反而厚着脸皮把责任推卸给媒体，同时还报案指她的言论被歪曲，首相委任她负责国民团结大蓝图，岂不是个天大的笑话？”
郭素沁