A King and his rooks, bishops? Knights?

 

In the last article, I placed a picture of a key with the Dollar sign. I narrated a true story about people who didn't know where the keys are located and also did not know how to identify the keys. Many are not happy about this story but I tell it as it is.

I wasn't joking about the ramifications. If you have people who not only do not know where they key is and do not know how the keys looked like, the objectives of the KRA's crucial to the transformation of Malaysia, will not be met.

If UMNO people treat this casually and regard any contrary opinions given to the achievement of KRA's and Transformation of society as undermining the efforts of the PM, they are wrong. UMNO people as direct stakeholders have an interest to ensure this KRA thing and transforming society must be successful. In doing so, their role is not necessarily as a compliant parrot.

Hence you need people qualified and reasonable to talk about the complex concept of 1 Malaysia.

Now it seems everyone is coming out to either support or condemn Nasir Safar. But no one asks the irritating question that needs to be asked- Is he qualified to speak about this vexed issue in the first place? Can you blame an inadequate person for talking about a weighty issue? That reflects how serious the PM's people are treating this issue.

That calls into question the issue of loyalty versus substance. One is loyal but not necessarily substantial. Nasir Safar is without doubt a loyal to the PM but we must not readily equate this trait with substance and quality.

Maybe its time for the PM to conduct a KPI on the credibility of his people. I am reminded of the opinion given me by the Oracle of Syed Putra- there are other ways for the PM to reward loyalty. That opinion suggests a reward not necessarily by being part of a policy making team.

All we know that he was a long time ago an exco of pergerakan pemuda, perhaps during the time when PM Najib was ketua Pemuda. He was at that time working in a Pasar somewhere in Johor and some people even say; he was just a penyembelih ayam. To have achieved a post as the PM's special officer and a Dato to boot is quite an accomplishment. It tells nothing however whether you have that intellectual capability and verve to speak on this matter.

He is free to talk about whatever he wants, but whether he is qualified to talk about a heavy issue as 1 Malaysia is another matter. You choose people who not only don't know where to locate the key area but also don't know how the keys looked like, you bear the damage. It's not opened for you now to disclaim his stupidity. His stupidity hurts you too. Perhaps what he spoke of was better said in a pasar somewhere in Johor.