Talib (seated centre) and the civil servants seen showing the ‘No to Corruption’ gesture during the event at Kota Samarahan Civic Centre on Wednesday. Also seen are Brahim (seated third left), Rubiah (seated third right) and Awla (seated second right).

KOTA SAMARAHAN: It is very important that civil servants have a high sense of integrity so they do not fall into temptations which could tarnish their own image and the government administration.

Minister in the Chief Minister’s Office (Integrity and Ombudsman) Datuk Talib Zulpilip said by upholding integrity they would be able to stay away from misconduct, corruption and abuse of power, and remain as citizens with good values who contribute to their family’s wellbeing and nation-building.

“We must make sure that integrity values are upheld by civil servants so they can avoid negative elements and wrong doing in carrying out their tasks.

“With integrity values instilled among our civil servants, they will know what they should rightly  do in the course of their work,” he added.

Talib was speaking at the launch of Samarahan Division Integrity Day at Kota Samarahan Civic Centre on Wednesday.

During the ceremony, a total of 250 civil servants from all agencies and departments in the Samarahan Division took the integrity pledge.

Earlier, civil servants who were present listened to a talk entitled ‘Integrity and Corruption in Public Service’ by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Agency (MACC).

Meanwhile, Samarahan Resident Brahim Lumpu in his speech thanked all parties for their cooperation and for making Samarahan Division Integrity Day a success.

“This programme is an effort to tackle corruption among civil servants. I hope with this programme civil servants will uphold the value of integrity always,” he said.

Brahim also signed the integrity pledge.

Present were Kota Samarahan MP Rubiah Wang and Simunjan assemblyman Awla Dris.