The latest in what is surely a long long list (unproven due to lack of tangible proof) of the mismanagement of public funds (read: rakyat’s monies) is the highly embarrassing escapades of PM Badawi and DPM Najip.
News first surfaced on the web via the ever delightful Lulu’s blog, and was then picked up by MP Tony Pua with his blog post containing the direct question and reply of the current issue in parliament.
The question:
Berapakah jumlah perbelanjaan yang ditanggung oleh Kerajaan sepanjang tempoh kempen Pilihan Raya Umum ke 12 dari 24 Februari sehingga 7 Mac 2008 hasil dari penggunaan jet eksekutif Kerajaan bagi kegunaan YAB Perdana Menteri dan YAB Timbalan Perdana Menteri.
The answer:
Bagi tempoh 24 Februari sehingga 7 Mac 2008, jumlah perbelanjaan untuk penggunaan jet eksekutif adalah sebanyak RM792,325.20.
Now the thing that really gets to me is that in the time period specified (24 Febuary to 7 March 2008) these personalities were by right not entitled to the right and privileges of their positions as they had reverted to being candidates and not the actual PM and DPM.
So while campaigning to be re-elected, these leaders of our government were in actuality squandering the rakyat’s monies on flying themselves all across the country in order to campaign.
And mind you this are the very same people who have the cheek to tell us rakyat to live within our means a.k.a ubah gaya hidup!
Meanwhile to offer you readers a contrast let me point out that the new CM of Penang Lim Guan Eng was recent spotted seated in the economy class section in the plane on his flight back to Penang.
Once again this is another failure to walk the walk after talking the talk in the case of the PM and DPM.
Tsk, tsk, tsk, ….
