KUALA LUMPUR, May 21 – The Home and Defence Ministries are drawing up a new initiative to strengthen the National Blue Ocean Strategy (NBOS), Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said today.
“We have listed 17 matters to be continued in the NBOS. Now that Datuk Seri Hishammuddin (Tun Hussein) and I have exchanged portfolios, it will be easier to implement this initiative,” he told reporters at a farewell ceremony for him as the former defence minister, here.
Also present were former Defence Minister Datuk Dr Abd Latiff Ahmad, ministry secretary-general Datuk Dr Ismail Ahmad and the commanders of all the three services of the armed forces.
The NBOS is a government initiative to enhance the public delivery system through cooperation among the ministries, departments and agencies by focusing on high-impact results, minimum costs and speedy implementation.
Ahmad Zahid said: ”I’m confident the new leadership will continue to achieve excellence. We achieved a 109 per cent Key Performance Indicator with a five-star rating, in less than four years.”
In PUTRAJAYA, Hishammuddin, the new defence minister, said he was confident cooperation between the two ministries was the best approach.
“I’m confident this cooperation will proceed smoothly as Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid and I have worked closely on the National Key Results Area (NKRA) for crime and the Lahad Datu (terrorist) incident,” he told reporters. Hishammuddin, who is the former home minister, was accorded a farewell at a function also attended by former Deputy Home Minister Datuk Lee Chee Leong.
“I’m confident the new minister will strengthen what we have built. I will also be taking a few useful points to my new ministry,” said Hishammuddin.
– BERNAMA
