Nazri Aziz mula jadi beban kepada UMNO...

Tindakan Najib Razak yang terpaksa mengubah pendirian dan menjadi flip-flop berhubung keputusan Nazri Aziz melantik anaknya itu, walaupun mengundang persepsi yang berbagai mengenai kefahaman Perdana Menteri sendiri berhubung pelantikan ahli keluarga oleh seseorang menteri, tetapi secara nyata menunjukkan bahawa apa yang dilakukan Nazri itu adalah salah.

Cumanya, bagi penulis Shahbudin Husin, mungkin atas sebab-sebab tertentu dan hubungan peribadi yang agak lama, Najib segan memberitahu secara terus-terang agar Nazri mengeluarkan anaknya daripada kementerian itu.

Menurutnya, dengan meletakkan anaknya duduk di kementerian, walaupun gajinya dibayar oleh bapanya sendiri tetapi sudah tentu pelbagai kemudahan kerajaan akan turut digunakannya.

“Lagi pula meletakkan anak dan ahli keluarga sendiri di di kementerian di mana bapanya menjadi menteri, turut juga mengundang persepsi yang tidak baik kepada rakyat dan kakitangan kementerian itu sendiri,” tulis beliau di dalam blognya semalam.

Namun, baginya Nazri nampaknya, baik sebelum pilihanraya, apatah lagi selepas pilihanraya ini apabila dipindahkan ke kementerian yang penuh warna-warni, sikapnya semakin jauh daripada amalan pemimpin yang diharapkan oleh rakyat.

Tambahnya, tidak hairanlah bukan saja parti lawan yang mengkritiknya, bahkan kritikan daripada dalam Umno sendiri ternampak semakin melebar.-harakahdaily

Nazri buat kementerian sesuka hati, tukar anak bila dikecam

Nazri's son now his aide for Padang Rengas...

Muhammad Nedim Nazri, son of Tourism and Culture Minister Nazri Abdul Aziz, is now listed on the ministry's website as special officer for his father's constituency, and not the ministry.

Previously only listed as "special officer" in the staff directory, Nedim is now listed as "Special Officer to Padang Rengas Member of Parliament (Gen Y matters)".

The change follows Nazri's defence last Friday that although Nedim is listed as a ministry staff, he is not paid by the government and is assisting Nazri, who is Padang Rengas MP, for free.

The minister also said that Nedim is helping him with youth issues in his constituency.

Nazri had said this in response to criticisms of “nepotism and cronyism”, including among pro-Umno bloggers endorsed by the Umno Youth's Unit Media Baru (New Media Unit).

Md Mahathir bin Md Salleh Huddin, who was the only other "special officer" listed on the staff directory earlier last week is now also listed as "Special Officer to Padang Rengas Member of Parliament".

He is listed as in charge of matters related to bumiputera entrepreneurs.
More special officers

Two new names were added - Tai Zee How and Uma Mageswari. The duo are special officers for Chinese and Indian affairs respectively in Padang Rengas.

Tai, Md Mahathir and Nedim all have Tourism and Culture Ministry email addresses.

While some Unit Media Baru bloggers claim Nazri has "tarnished the party's name", Umno president Najib Abdul Razak said the minister is not in the wrong as long as Nedim is not on the government's payroll.

"If such an aide is hired by the minister and gets paid by the government, it is not allowed.

''But if the work is carried out on a voluntary basis and the aide is not a member of the minister’s office, we have no objection to this. (It’s okay if) he assists in the programmes and does not involve any payment to him by the government," Najib said.

Nedim was previously in the limelight, among others for alleged involvement in an assault case, but according to the home ministry, the matter has been resolved amicably by the parties involved.-malaysiakini

 

 

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