Abdullah Stresses 9MP Implementation to Top Govt Officers
Bernama – 28/3/2006
PUTRAJAYA - Three days before the tabling of the Ninth Malaysia Plan (9MP), Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi on Tuesday stressed the importance of its implementation to top government officers tasked with the responsibilities to ensure the nation's development agenda achieved the objectives.

In a meeting with about 180 secretaries-general, service heads, director-generals, chief executives of statutory bodies and state secretaries here, the prime minister explained his aspirations for the ninth plan and the priority sectors.

Speaking to reporters later, Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Samsudin Osman said Abdullah drew the attention of the senior civil servants that implementation of the five-year development plan largely hinged on the effective delivery system of the civil service.

"Among the main points emphasised is implementation as according to him this document (9MP) will be meaningless if not implemented successfully.

"Today, the prime minister met all the implementers and asked them to work with him to ensure success of the 9MP," he said.

He said the Ninth Malaysia Plan, which charts the direction of the country's development between 2006 and 2010, was crucial in Malaysia's drive to attain developed nation status in 2020 as enshrined in the Vision 2020.

Samsudin said Abdullah described the role of the civil service as "implementers and driving force" of the nation's development agenda since the First Malaysia Plan till now cannot be denied.

"So, we'll have to sit down, plan and strategise the implementation. There will be a lot of discussions between the agencies," he said, adding that one of the key players would be the Public Works Department.

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