Leadership is not about positions, says Rafidah
Published on: Thursday, February 04, 2016
PETALING JAYA: Leaders are not made by dragging other people down because leadership has nothing to do with posts, positions or designations, said Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz.Commenting on the "Kedah fiasco" in a posting on her Facebook page on Wednesday, the former Cabinet minister said leadership had to do with the qualities of an individual and how he leads, performs, makes decisions and governs."It is about qualities that make us look up to them and entrust our well being with them," she said.
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Rafidah also feared that there would be more unresolved problems for the country."Things seem to be flaring up like crackers around us, one issue after another, one unresolved problem followed by several others."It is like we have our hands, fingers and toes in some sticky glue that refuses to be brushed or cleaned off, the feeling that we are stuck in a rut," she said.She said the Kedah political crisis was reflective of the political culture to which Malaysians seem to subscribe, "a political culture of self-interest and toppling down others to grab whatever position that is being eyed".
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"(It is) A culture that continues to divide rather than unite (people) for common good," she said, adding that it could be regarded as greed.She stressed that the nation would be better if everyone worked as a team, "complementing each other for collective strength to achieve common good".
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"Let good sense prevail and let us get down to repairing the damage which has already been done, because the country does not need more shenanigans," she said.Meanwhile, Kedah Mentri Besar-designate Datuk Seri Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah has the choice to either remain as a senator or resign from his post, says Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said.The Minister in the Prime Minister's Department said the Federal Constitution did not prohibit any member of the Dewan Negara from holding the post of Mentri Besar. "However, I believe YB Datuk Seri Ahmad Bashah will make the best choice for the state's well-being and continuity of the state's leadership," she said in a statement. She was commenting on Ahmad Bashah's position as a member of the Dewan Negara after the Bakar Bata Assemblyman was named as the new Kedah Mentri Besar.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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