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Lihat dulu kemampuan


Shabery Cheek


“LIHAT dulu kemampuan diri sebelum mengemukakan sebarang cadangan atau janji-janji manis melibatkan pemberian insentif yang akhirnya boleh memakan diri sendiri.”

Itu teguran terbuka Menteri Belia dan Sukan, Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek mengenai hasrat Persatuan Badminton Malaysia (BAM) untuk mengkaji semula pemberian elaun kepada pemain mengikut ranking dunia.
“Saya tidak mahu BAM membuat pelbagai janji yang sebenarnya tidak mampu dilaksanakan dan akhirnya memberi beban kepada mereka.

“Sebagai contoh tahun lalu, BAM berjanji untuk memberikan elaun kepada pemain yang berada di kedudukan ranking dunia tetapi tidak mampu melaksanakannya.
“Akhirnya ia diselesaikan oleh kerajaan, peruntukan sebanyak RM2 juta digunakan untuk membayar hutang dan bonus pemain yang dijanjikan,” katanya.

Kelmarin akhbar tempatan melaporkan, BAM disaran untuk mengkaji semula elaun dengan mengubahnya untuk diberi kepada pemain yang berjaya memenangi kejohanan besar sahaja.
Shabery turut menegaskan bahawa pemberian insentif seharusnya tidak menjadi isu kerana ia boleh menjejaskan semangat pemain negara.


“Apabila satu-satu janji itu tidak dapat ditunaikan, dan pemain mula mengharapkannya, ia mungkin akan menjejaskan semangat mereka.
“Persatuan perlu berusaha untuk mengotakan janji mereka dengan mencari penaja dan tidak mengharapkan kerajaan yang akhirnya terpaksa menggunakan duit rakyat untuk ‘membayar’ segala janji itu,” ujarnya.
Mengulas keadaan BAM yang dihambat pelbagai kontroversi dan masalah ketika ini, Shabery menafikan bahawa persatuan itu berada dalam keadaan kritikal.

Katanya, beliau yakin BAM mampu menyelesaikan masalah yang dihadapi kerana ia bukan kali pertama mereka berdepan dengan situasi seperti ini.

“BAM merupakan persatuan kelas dunia yang banyak melahirkan jaguh disegani di pentas dunia. Saya anggap ini adalah cabaran yang perlu mereka lalui,” ujarnya.

Shabery juga memberitahu bahawa pihaknya yakin terdapat agenda tersembunyi yang mendorong gesaan jawatankuasa BAM dirombak segera.

“Saya percaya ada isu tersembunyi di sebalik penyerahan memorandum menggesa rombakan BAM oleh badan NGO itu tetapi pihak saya tidak memainkan peranan kerana ini adalah urusan persatuan.
“Selesaikan secara baik mengikut peraturan berdasarkan perlembagaan yang ada di dalam persatuan,” tegasnya.

Oleh NOOR AKMAR ABDUL FATAH dan SUHANA MD. YUSOP
sukan@kosmo.com.my

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