The Little Napoleons

I read with bewilderment and anger on the statement by Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng that there are certain government officials who have tried to sabotage Penang -bound investments by diverting them to other places, including Iskandar Malaysia in Johor.

The actions of these officials are certainly cause for concern and are akin to being traitors and Lim Guan Eng msut weed out these officials, who are known as Little Napoleons before they destroy the rice bowls of the people. These Little Napoleons exist in many government departments and they behave like kingmakers who show no respect to their superiors and are one of the many sources of corruptions.

As the Chief Minister, Lim Guan Eng must hold court in his government and must never be like his predecessor: being bullied.

With the cabinet reshuffled and the Ministers switched from one portfolio to another, these Little Napoleons, with their senior positions will become even more audacious in their relevant ministries.

The concept of CAT governance advocated by Lim Guan Eng has certainly gives confidence to the business communities and hence is able to draw-in foreign investments. Together with its excellent infrastructure and the readily available workforce, Penang is poise to compete with other major cities for top investments. In fact, Penang would have being another Singapore a long time ago if not for the stupidity, follies and the short-sightedness of our politicians.

With these Little Napoleons, it is any wonder why we are not able to progress the way we wanted and is always behind a 'little red dot' country that is almost barren in natural resources.

I would like to call on the people of Penang to cooperate and assist the government in whatever ways possible to further develop the state. And one way to achieve this is to identify the Little Napoleons and with proofs, weed them out.

The Chinese has a saying and it goes something like this: Do not block the earth from rotating.

And let us remove these blockades together!