Water, land and resources minister rates himself 7/10 in Pakatan’s first-year report card
Water, Land and Natural Resources Minister Dr Xavier Jayakumar rated himself seven to eight out of 10 for his performance. — Picture by Choo Choy May
“I can always tell you it is in the high numbers of seven to eight that we have managed I thank my ministry KSU and officers who have been very forthcoming,” Dr Xavier said when asked how he would rate himself during a special press conference this week to mark PH’s first anniversary in power.“[They] have worked with me in the past one year in order to ensure that the Pakatan Harapan agenda is on the table.
“Our main achievement is that we managed to consolidate, even though there was a huge task in front of us in terms of national debt, corruption, falsifying minutes of Auditor-General’s report, and falsifying accounts. Asked what his top three achievements were so far in the ministry, Dr Xavier said he was most satisfied with how the water issues in the country had been handled, including the Selangor water restructuring dea which was resolved in less than a month after he took over.
“We must understand that we have never paid attention to the water industries over a long period of time and this is a resource that we must be careful about,” Dr Xavier said. He said his ministry needs to pick up speed in decision-making as well as to be more people-oriented and business-friendly.
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