KUALA LUMPUR – The government wants to give young people in Malaysia more power, hence the implementation of Undi18, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
He said the move is proof of the government’s confidence in the younger generation and its desire to see them participate in the country’s progress.
Ismail Sabri said he shared his views and action plans for the improvement of the Undi18 initiative in a meeting with representatives of the National Student Consultative Council (MPPK) today.
“Alhamdulillah, I have received many interesting inputs today, especially those raised by the MPPK president, Amir Asyraf.
“InsyaAllah, the government is always open to hearing the views of young people,” he said in a Facebook video post today.
Present at the meeting was Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Noraini Ahmad.
Ismail Sabri said the MPPK, which comprises 41 student leaders from 41 universities, plays an important role in providing space for discussions and creating two-way communication between students and the government.
Ismail Sabri, who was University Malaya’s student representative council president for the 1982/1983 session, said he believes that some of the young people he met today will one day become the country’s leaders.
On September 21, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Parliament and Law) Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said that the government had decided to go ahead with the implementation of Undi18 and automatic voter registration by December 31 this year at the latest, as ordered by the Kuching High Court. – Bernama, October 19, 2021
