‘Don’t be influenced by those painting bad image of govt’
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Sarawakians are urged not to be influenced by certain quarters who paint a bad image of the government during this election.
Deputy Minister of Rural and Regional Development Datuk Alexander Nanta Linggi said, in fact, the various government departments and agencies had been committed to developing the country, in particular transformation of the rural areas.
“Be prepared to support all government policies and development agenda,” he said before Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg closed the Certificate of Rural Administration course at the Universiti Malaysia Sarawak ( Unimas) campus here yesterday.
Nanta said nearly 1,100 grassroots leaders attended the two- day course held at several hotels in the city simultaneously.
He added that the participants comprised heads of village security and development committees (JKKK) and community leaders.
“This is the fourth of its kind held in Sarawak so far. This time, these participants come from Kuching, Bau, Lundu, Serian, Simunjan, Tebedu, Lubok Antu and Betong.
“The course is an initiative by KKLW ( Ministry of Rural and Regional Development) to empower heads of JKKK and community leaders towards human capital development in the country,” he said.
Nanta hoped that grassroots leaders who had yet to join the course would do so in the near future.
He pointed out that the training helped ensure that grassroots and
This is the fourth of its kind held in Sarawak so far. This time, these participants come from Kuching, Bau, Lundu, Serian, Simunjan, Tebedu, Lubok Antu and Betong. The course is an initiative by KKLW (Ministry of Rural and Regional Development) to empower heads of JKKK and community leaders towards human capital development in the country. Datuk Alexander Nanta Linggi, Deputy Minister of Rural and Regional Development
community leaders pick up some leadership skills so as to facilitate them in the administration of their respective areas.
“My ministry also looks forward to participants putting what they learnt in the course to good use when they return to their respective areas,” he said.
He added that the training “is essential to produce capable and professional leaders” to serve the rural communities.
A total of 1,955 JKKK and community leaders from across Sarawak were trained through the course since its launch last year, which was held in five sessions in Sri Aman, Miri, Mukah, Sibu and Kuching, he said.
The training programme is a collaboration between the Institute for Rural Advancement (Infra) and Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKL) and supported by KKLW.