Blogger Shahbudin suggests that the PM get Cabinet approval to allow his wife to use the government jet freely.
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PETALING JAYA: Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak has been urged to get formal Cabinet approval for his wife’s use of the government’s private jet whenever she wants to.
This should put an end to incessant public questioning about Rosmah Mansor’s right to make use of the facility, says frequent Umno critic Shahbudin Husin in the latest instalment of a series of blog articles on the issue.
He notes that Najib’s prime ministerial predecessors were never bugged by a similar issue because their wives never used the facility for their privates purposes. In contrast, he says, Rosmah’s “apparent passion” for using the plane has become the stuff of media gossip.
“Perhaps it’s time that Najib make a formal decision in a Cabinet meeting to give his wife special qualification to freely use the government jet for reasons such as the performance of her duties, the interest of her safety and the fulfilment of her wishes, since she is someone important in the Prime Minister’s life,” he writes.
With such a decision, he says, Rosmah’s status will be raised so that she will be on the same level as the Prime Minister and the Deputy Prime Minister.
“If one government jet is not enough, Najib can lease another one,” he suggests in sarcastic language that is more biting in the original Malay than in translation.
“After all, we’re a rich country. In five years’ time we’ll achieve developed nation status. So the status of the Prime Minister’s wife should, by right, be raised.
“With the Cabinet decision, Rosmah will be free to use the government jet for official duties, personal purposes or to go on holidays without having to get special permission.”
This would spare her the need to be stealthy, he adds.
“It’s time for Najib to think outside the box, not only to enable his wife to travel to and fro in the government jet as proof of his love for her, but also to prevent the waste of time incurred by administration officials in having to answer questions posed by members of Parliament and the media,” says Shahbudin.
PETALING JAYA: Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak has been urged to get formal Cabinet approval for his wife’s use of the government’s private jet whenever she wants to.
This should put an end to incessant public questioning about Rosmah Mansor’s right to make use of the facility, says frequent Umno critic Shahbudin Husin in the latest instalment of a series of blog articles on the issue.
He notes that Najib’s prime ministerial predecessors were never bugged by a similar issue because their wives never used the facility for their privates purposes. In contrast, he says, Rosmah’s “apparent passion” for using the plane has become the stuff of media gossip.
“Perhaps it’s time that Najib make a formal decision in a Cabinet meeting to give his wife special qualification to freely use the government jet for reasons such as the performance of her duties, the interest of her safety and the fulfilment of her wishes, since she is someone important in the Prime Minister’s life,” he writes.
With such a decision, he says, Rosmah’s status will be raised so that she will be on the same level as the Prime Minister and the Deputy Prime Minister.
“If one government jet is not enough, Najib can lease another one,” he suggests in sarcastic language that is more biting in the original Malay than in translation.
“After all, we’re a rich country. In five years’ time we’ll achieve developed nation status. So the status of the Prime Minister’s wife should, by right, be raised.
“With the Cabinet decision, Rosmah will be free to use the government jet for official duties, personal purposes or to go on holidays without having to get special permission.”
This would spare her the need to be stealthy, he adds.
“It’s time for Najib to think outside the box, not only to enable his wife to travel to and fro in the government jet as proof of his love for her, but also to prevent the waste of time incurred by administration officials in having to answer questions posed by members of Parliament and the media,” says Shahbudin.
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