Yesterday I had slammed as “biased and unfair” the recent survey which had evaluated the performance of Dayak ministers and deputy ministers in Sarawak.
I have also questioned the motive of the poll conducted by Academy of Sciences Malaysia fellow, Professor Jayum Jawan which had generated mixed responses from our local including leaders.
Why do you identify only Dayak ministers and deputy ministers? If you want to do an assessment, do it for everyone – the Malays and Chinese. I had mentioned these questions to our media friends who had seek my comments as well as reactions on this matter. I have said and suggested that there may be an agenda behind the “selective evaluation”. I have also took issue with the reported sample size of 183 respondents, saying it presented a “significant flaw” in the survey.
It was possible the pollster may have chosen his own test group, and that if one’s friends were anti-government “of course, they will say negative things”.
According to Professor Jayum, only three of the 18 Dayak ministers and deputy ministers at the federal and state levels had received an approval rating of 50 percent. and above for their performance. I have also questioned the timing of the survey and believed that it is linked to the upcoming state election.
We are close to the election and such findings could unfairly undermine the credibility of the ministers and the premier’s selection for the Cabinet,” he said, adding that it was inappropriate to single out Dayak ministers. Some of our Dayak deputy ministers in Sarawak government had recently reacted negatively to the ratings and questioned the methodology as well as the criteria used in the survey.
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