Musa and Ismail Sabri posing with all the winners of the Desa Perdana award.
Musa presenting a token of appreciation to the judge of the Sabah and Labuan Zone Desa Perdana award.
KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah government will continue to work with the federal government in efforts to develop villages in Sabah.
Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Musa Haji Aman stressed the importance of maintaining a strong relationship between the state and federal governments, in particular, the Rural and Regional Development Ministry, to ensure infrastructures in Sabah’s rural areas were developed.
Speaking at the launch of the Sabah Zone Village Development and Security Committee (JKKK) Village Management Certificate programme as well as the presentation of Desa Perdana Award to winners from Sabah and the Federal Territory of Labuan on Monday, Musa stressed on the importance of carrying out the JKKK Village Management Certificate programme for the grassroots leaders as it would enable them to manage their respective areas effectively and systematically.
He also described the certificate programme carried out by Institute Kemajuan Desa (Infra) and awarded by Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKL) as invaluable.
A total of 501 participants took part in the three-day programme between July 30 and August 1. The participants were from Papar, Labuan, Penampang, Tamparuli, Putatan, Tuaran, Kota Belud, Membakut and Kota Kinabalu.
Also present was Federal Rural and Regional Development Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
During the course, theparticipants would acquire skills in village entrepreneurship, leadership, project monitoring, asset and accounts committee management, and project and village strategic planning.
Musa said it was the first time that such a programme was being carried out in Sabah.
He also reminded the participants who were members of their respective JKKKs to help provide a true picture concerning all the efforts undertaken by the Barisan Nasional (BN) government to help the people.
“Explain to the people all that have been undertaken by the government to help,” he said.
Concerning the Desa Perdana Award, Musa said by carrying out the competition, villagers would be spurred to improve their respective villages.
Rural and Regional Development Minister Dato Sri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said a total of 582 villages competed at the district level, followed by 159 villages at the state level, and lastly, 23 villages would be competing at the national level which would be held on August 22 and launched by the Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak at PWTC.
On July 31, Kampung Merampong in Keningau was selected as the champion at the state-level Desa Perdana Award, winning them RM12,000. The team will be representing Sabah in the final.
Meanwhile, Kampung Layang Layangan in Labuan was selected as the champion for Federal Territory, beating Kampung Sungai Miri which won the second prize and Kampung Lubok Temiang which came in third.
Hence, Kampung Layang Layangan will represent Labuan in the final.
There are three main objectives of the award and these comprise realising the rural transformation programmes by creating competitive, knowledgeable, independent, disciplined and initiative village communities; inculcate the 1Malaysia spirit, patriotism and pure traditional values at grassroots level; and stimulate sustainably developed, attractive and profitable villages with high income by 2020.
Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Musa Haji Aman and Federal Rural and Regional Development Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob in a group shot with recipients of a course for Village Development and Security Committee heads and winners of Desa Perdana awards after presentation of awards and certificates at the Klagan Hotel in 1 Borneo on Monday.
Keningau and Labuan villages win Premier Rural Village Award
KOTA KINABALU: Kampung Merampong from Keningau and Kampung Layang-Layangan from the Labuan Federal Territory took top honours of the Premier Rural Village Award or Anugerah Desa Perdana 2017 yesterday.
Both villages will now be representing Sabah and Labuan respectively, for the national category where both will compete with other villages that have won at their respective states, nationwide.
Both Kampung Merampong and Kampung Layang-Layangan won RM12,000, which was the main prize under the State level category.
Meanwhile, the second prize and third prizes under the State category for Sabah went to Kampung Sugiang Tengah, Tenom and Kampung Segangan, Lahad Datu respectively.
Kampung Sugiang Tengah won RM10,000 while Kampung Segangan received RM8,000.
From the Federal Territory of Labuan, the second prize went to Kampung Sungai Miri, which also won RM10,000, and the third prize went to Kampung Lubok Temiang which took home RM8,000.
The Premier Rural Village Award or Anugerah Desa Perdana is an initiative under the Rural Transformation Programme of the Village Development and Safety Committee.
The programme involves a competition which is carried out to encourage community empowerment among the villagers and serves also as training for the leaders at the grassroots level to improve their leadership skills.
A total of 582 villages competed at the district level, 159 villages at the state level and 23 villages at the national level, which will be held on August 22.
Ismail Sabri (left) presenting the main prize to Labuan’s Kampung Layang Layangan, witnessed by Musa.
JKKK leaders urged to explain to community
KOTA KINABALU: Village Development and Security Committees (JKKK) are responsible for providing explanations to their respective community concerning all the efforts made by the Barisan Nasional (BN) government.
Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Musa Haji Aman said that JKKKs are leaders at the grassroots level and they need to provide information as to how the government has helped them.
He also supported the organising of the Sabah Zone Village Administration certification programme which started on July 30 and ended yesterday.
The certification programme was organised by the Rural and Regional Development Minister through Institut Kemajuan Desa (INFRA).
Musa stressed the importance of providing such knowledge to leaders at the grassroot level to enable them to carry out their responsibility effectively and systematically to improve their village.
He also said that the certificate was highly valued as they were awarded by Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKL).
Altogether, 501 JKKKs took part in the programme. He hopes that the remaining 2,300 JKKKs in Sabah would be able to sit for the programme by next year.
“I urge the State Rural and Regional Development Ministry’s office to help ensure all JKKKs in Sabah attend the programme,” he said at the launch of the programme in Sabah as well as the presentation of the Desa Perdana award for Sabah and the Federal Territory of Labuan zones held at the Klagan Hotel in 1Borneo on Monday.
Musa also stressed on the importance of maintaining a strong relationship between the state and federal governments, particularly with the Rural and Regional Development Ministry to develop the rural infrastructure in Sabah.
And concerning the Desa Perdana Award, ge described the event as attractive and capable of spurring villages to work towards improving on their beauty, system and development.
Meanwhile, Rural and Regional Development Minister Dato Sri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said that 165 people representing six villages competed for the prizes under the Sabah level Desa Perdana Award and under the Federal Territory of Labuan 2017.
The winning team from Sabah and Labuan would be joining 23 other villages to compete at the national level which will be held on August 22 at the PWTC in Kuala Lumpur.
The event would be launched by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.
Representing Sabah in the national category is Kampung Merampong from Keningau while Labuan will be represented by Kampung Layang Layangan.
Musa being greeted as he arrives to the event with Ismail Sabri.