local councils

DPM: Get public opinion Consult first: All local authorities must seek the opinion of the public before making decisions affecting them. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said local councillors had the responsibility to get public opinion before a local authority made decisions that concerned the public. courtesy The Star

Local councils should consult the people first before they plan something for the districts.Najib advised them in the local councils meeting recently. He should take a step further. Go for local council elections. In this way public wastage of funds can be controlled and the people have rights to exercise them. Currently it is an appointed position where the council presidents are beholden to the ruling party where the people have no say in the running of the local council or city hall. Time it should be reverted back to the election of these council presidents. We are going to celebrate our 50 years of independence next year yet we dare not allow people in the districts to elect their own council presidents. Time for change. The ruling party can't say we shouldnt try for a new party to run the country. It is good that a new party controlled the government and we see what will it be like. We only see in Asian countries that the ruling party holds the government for ages without changes always disagreeing that new party can't rule the countries. We have to take a leaf from USA or UK. The people there keep changing governments yet the countries have progressed without any abandonment to its promises to the voters.