SPEND WISELY: Nyalau (third right) presenting the grant to Tuai Rumah Tan.
ENGKILILI: Power-crazy individuals do not fit the bill to be longhouse chiefs.
Lubok Antu MP William Nyalau Badak said only persons with credibility have the ability to bring the people under their charge together.
“I am most saddened by the actions of certain individuals who are too power-crazy until they split the unity of the people in their longhouses just because they want to be the Tuai Rumahs (village head).
“These people are not at all suitable to be Tuai Rumahs because they not only disrespect the tradition of their longhouses but also create disharmony among the residents,” he said at the Majlis Pemimpin Bersama Rakyat (Leader-with-the-People Session) at Rumah Tan
anak Tumba, Seramat here recently.
He also said the culprits should realise their actions only embarrass themselves in the eyes of the residents and the neighbouring
longhouses.
“If someone wishes to lobby to be Tuai Rumah, he should lead by good example,” he pointed out.
At the event, Nyalau presented a minor rural project grant of RM10,000 to the village development and security committee of Rumah Tan and RM3,000 to its women’s bureau.