Much has been said about the Bidayuh Community’s disappointment in not getting any of their 3 Members of Parliament appointed as a deputy minister in the Federal Cabinet.
Given their unquestionable record of being always pro-BN and the bastion of state and federal seats for the BN (to quote a top federal leader: Bidayuhs have always been friends of BN), it is indeed a letdown that they would be happy just to get a deputy minister’s post as their reward. Why do they think they do not deserve a full federal minister’s post?
If the die is cast because PM Najib Abdul Razak has finalized and announced his line-up, why not offer our PM an alternative to consider!
Nobody from the community has ever been appointed a Senator. Would this not be an opportune time to consider a gesture, like appointing a prominent Bidayuh to represent the community in the Senate?
We have in our mind such a person who is a very senior member of a Dayak-based BN component party and holding a high ranking post in the party.
From the community’s perspective, he holds the record of being the longest serving President of Dayak Bidayuh National Association (13 years) and contributing significantly to the progress to the association and community at large. With such a background, he is very articulate in Bidayuh issues and needs. Apart from being a former educationist with a master’s degree, he is now a political secretary to the Chief Minister.
Fair, isn’t it, to ask for something we truly deserve? Are we asking too much as compared to certain quarters not occupying a seat in parliament but yet given senatorship just to occupy a ministerial post?
Given their unquestionable record of being always pro-BN and the bastion of state and federal seats for the BN (to quote a top federal leader: Bidayuhs have always been friends of BN), it is indeed a letdown that they would be happy just to get a deputy minister’s post as their reward. Why do they think they do not deserve a full federal minister’s post?
If the die is cast because PM Najib Abdul Razak has finalized and announced his line-up, why not offer our PM an alternative to consider!
Nobody from the community has ever been appointed a Senator. Would this not be an opportune time to consider a gesture, like appointing a prominent Bidayuh to represent the community in the Senate?
We have in our mind such a person who is a very senior member of a Dayak-based BN component party and holding a high ranking post in the party.
From the community’s perspective, he holds the record of being the longest serving President of Dayak Bidayuh National Association (13 years) and contributing significantly to the progress to the association and community at large. With such a background, he is very articulate in Bidayuh issues and needs. Apart from being a former educationist with a master’s degree, he is now a political secretary to the Chief Minister.
Fair, isn’t it, to ask for something we truly deserve? Are we asking too much as compared to certain quarters not occupying a seat in parliament but yet given senatorship just to occupy a ministerial post?
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