KUALA LUMPUR – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob did not give a high mark of 90% for his cabinet’s first 100 days of service based on his own whims and fancies, but based on a set key performance indicator, said Datuk Abdul Latiff Ahmad (Mersing-Bersatu).
Speaking in the Dewan Rakyat, the special functions minister explained that 50% of the score for each respective ministry is based on an empirical measurement of its core service.
Another 25% is according to the ministers’ performance, after they undergo an interview with a special committee.
The final 25% comes from a public perception survey conducted by the Malaysian Administrative Modernisation and Management Unit on 190,914 respondents last month, he said.
“It is worth pointing out that the 100 days’ assessment is not a ‘full stop’, it is just a ‘comma’. Many other things need to be fulfilled by the ministries and ministers too to ensure core issues can be resolved as long as Ismail Sabri is prime minister,” he said.
Latiff was responding to Cha Kee Chin (Rasah-DAP) who questioned how Ismail Sabri’s cabinet was able to garner an almost perfect score in their first 100 days in power, despite various issues plaguing them.
“If this was Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia, it would be an A+, meaning there is very little room for improvement. We are humans, we will never be able to score a perfect 100%,” Cha said when asking his supplementary question.
“So that is why 90% is too high…especially where there is one key issue that has yet to be resolved by the government, namely the cost of living.
“This is an issue concerning many ministries, from the ministries of domestic trade and consumer affairs, international trade and industry, transport, finance, and agriculture and food industries.”
In his original question, Cha had asked how the 90% score was given, and had also sought the minister to reveal which ministries performed the best and worst in their first 100 days.
To this, Latiff said it is best that the matter be kept close to the “headmaster’s” heart, referring to Ismail Sabri.
“Rasah wanted to know which ministry obtained the highest and lowest score. Let the headmaster keep it to himself, there’s no need for the other ‘teachers’ to know.
“He (Ismail Sabri) has only just become the headmaster, so give him some chance,” he said. – The Vibes, December 14, 2021
