DRAFT OF SPEECH BY EN ABDUL MAJID B HAJI MAIDIN,
PRESIDENT-ELECT OF PEKAMI FOR THE SESSION 2003/5 TO BE DELIVERED ON WEDNESDAY
21 MAY AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF PERSATUAN KAKITANGAN EKSEKUTIF M.I.S.C
ASSALAMMUALAIKUM
WARAHMATULLAHI WABARAKATUH
AND GOOD EVENING LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN.
LET US GIVE PRAISE TO THE
ALMIGHTY FOR HIS BOUNTY, GRACE AND MUNIFICENCE AND SEEK HIS BLESSINGS AND
GUIDANCE IN ALL OUR EFFORTS AND UNDERTAKINGS.
LADIES & GENTLEMEN,
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TRUST
AND CONFIDENCE IN ME AND THE NEWLY ELECTED OFFICE BEARERS OF PEKAMI. THIS VOTE
OF CONFIDENCE IS A RESPONSIBILITY NOT TO BE TREATED LIGHTLY BUT TO BE HELD WITH
THE GREATEST RESPECT. WE HAVE BEEN
ENTRUSTED BY YOU TO LEAD PEKAMI FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS AND WE ARE MINDFUL OF
THIS BURDEN OF REPONSIBILITY. WE PLEDGE
TO DO OUR BEST AND TO TAKE ALL ACTIONS TO ENHANCE PEKAMI IN LINE WITH THE
OBJECTIVES FOR WHICH PEKAMI WAS SET UP IN 1993.
THIS YEAR LADIES &
GENTLEMEN AS WE MOVE INTO THE 10TH YEAR OF PEKAMI’S EXISTENCE, IT
MAY BE TIMELY TO REVIEW OUR POSITION, ESTABLISH NEW DIRECTIONS AND INJECT A
RENEWED SENSE OF PURPOSE AND FELLOWSHIP WITHIN OURSELVES. WE ARE AWARE THAT THERE IS A FEELING OF
DESPONDENCY AND HELPLESSNESS AMONG MEMBERS, A FEELING THAT HAS BEEN REINFORCED
BY EVENTS TAKING PLACE WITHIN THE CORPORATION IN THE PAST FEW YEARS.
HOWEVER, WE HAVE TO
REMEMBER THAT SUCH SENTIMENTS ARE SOMETIMES THE RESULT OF OUR OWN APATHY AND
INDIFFERENCE TO THE THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING AROUND US. WE HAVE TO TAKE CONTROL OF OUR OWN DESTINY. IN LAW, IF WE SLEEP ON OUR RIGHTS, WE LOSE
THOSE RIGHTS.
LADIES & GENTLEMEN,
THE FIRST CHALLENGE THAT
WE FACE IS TO REGAIN MEMBERS’ FAITH AND CONFIDENCE IN PEKAMI AND ITS
LEADERSHIP. WE ARE NOT HERE TO BLAME
ANYONE OR FIND EXCUSES FOR THE CURRENT STATE OF AFFAIRS. THERE IS NOTHING TO BE GAINED FROM THAT TYPE
OF ACTIVITY. WHAT WOULD BE MORE
PRODUCTIVE IS THE CULLING OF LESSONS LEARNT AND STRATEGISING OUR FUTURE ACTIONS
BASED ON SOLID PROGRAMS DESTINED TO MEET OUR OBJECTIVES.
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HAS
DRAWN UP A PROGRAM TO THAT EFFECT AND WE ASSURE YOU THAT YOUR TRUST IN US WILL
NOT BE IN VAIN.
IN A NUT SHELL OUR
PRIORITIES ARE:-
1.
REIGNITE MEMBERS’ ENTHUSIASM FOR PEKAMI
2.
ESTABLISH AN EFFECTIVE CHANNEL OF
COMMUNICATION WITH MANAGEMENT
3.
IDENTIFY, CONSOLIDATE AND ADDRESS
EMPLOYEE/EMPLOYER ISSUES
LADIES & GENTLEMEN,
WE ARE AWARE THAT THERE IS A FAIR AMOUNT OF
SCEPTISM AND DOUBT AMONG MEMBERS. THIS IS INEVITABLE GIVEN THE BACKGROUND OF
THE PAST EVENTS. HOWEVER, WE ARE CONFIDENT THAT WE CAN TURN AROUND THIS FEELING
WITH A POSITIVE PROGRAMME OF ACTION.
WHILE WE CANNOT PROMISE MEMBERS THE MOON WE CAN AT LEAST AIM FOR THE
MOON.
WE SEEK YOUR SUPPORT AND
UNDERSTANDING AND MOST OF ALL YOUR PARTICIPATION IN PEKAMI ACTIVITIES. YOUR SUPPORT IS OUR STRENGTH. IT IS ONLY WITH THIS STRENGTH AND SPIRIT OF
SOLIDARITY THAT WE CAN PROGRESS. WE
NEED TO REASSERT AND REINFORCE PEKAMI’S MOTTO:
BERSAMA MENUJU KEARAH
KECEMERLANGAN BERTARAF DUNIA
LADIES & GENTLEMEN
AS THE PRESIDENT OF PEKAMI,
AND WITH THE ENDORSEMENT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, I HAVE GREAT PLEASURE IN
EXECUTING MY FIRST OFFICIAL FUNCTION.
PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 13 OF PEKAMI CONSTITUTION I HEREBY ANNOUNCE THE
APPOINTMENT OF EN MUNUSAMY AS THE ADVISOR TO PEKAMI. WE MAKE THIS APPOINTMENT TO RECOGNISE AND HONOUR HIS ENDLESS AND
SELFLESS CONTRIBUTIONS TO PEKAMI FROM ITS VERY BEGINNING. WE ARE CONFIDENT THAT WITH HIS VAST
EXPERIENCE AND EXPOSURE HE WILL CONTINUE TO CONTRIBUTE TO PEKAMI’S POSITIVE
DEVELOPMENT.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO GIVE A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO EN
CHAN KONG FOO FOR HIS TIRELESS EFFORTS AT RECRUITING NEW MEMBERS FOR
PEKAMI. WITHIN THE SPACE OF TWO MONTHS
HE HAS MANAGED TO RECRUIT 55 NEW MEMBERS.
THIS REPRESENTS A MEMBERSHIP INCREASE OF 33%.
I WISH
TO CONCLUDE WITH A NOTE OF THANKS TO THE PAST PRESIDENT EN ABDULLAH HASSAN AND
HIS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR THEIR SERVICES.
THANK YOU