By DayakDaily Team
KUCHING, April 22: The Sarawak government’s strong commitment to integrity and good governance has been recognised through the honorary accreditation of Deputy Minister in the Premier’s Department (Integrity and Ombudsman), Datuk Dr Juanda Jaya, as a Certified Integrity Officer (CeIO Kehormat).
According to a Sarawak Public Communication Unit (Ukas) news report, the accreditation was conferred during the 11th Convocation Ceremony of the Certified Integrity Officer Programme (CeIO), held at Dewan Tun Dr Ismail, World Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur, today.
The certificate was presented by Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Chief Commissioner and Chairman of the Certified Integrity Officers Accreditation Board (LPPIB), Tan Sri Azam Baki.
The event was also attended by Deputy State Secretary of Sarawak (Operations) Datu Hii Chang Kee, who represented State Secretary Datuk Amar Mohamad Abu Bakar Marzuki, and Director of Sarawak’s Integrity and Ombudsman Unit (UNIONS), Wan Mohamad Wan Drahman.
The honorary accreditation serves as a formal recognition of the Sarawak government’s efforts to instil a culture of integrity and excellence in governance across its administration.
Alongside Dr Juanda, a total of 41 Sarawak public service officers also received their CeIO accreditation, marking their dedication to enhancing integrity, ethical conduct, and good governance in public service.
In his address, Tan Sri Azam emphasised the importance of promoting a culture of integrity at all levels of administration to ensure public service delivery remains fair, efficient, and free from abuse of power.
The CeIO Series 38, Batch 2/2024 accreditation was the result of collaboration between MACC and UNIONS, as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen integrity management in Sarawak’s public sector, in line with the State’s aspirations for high accountability and a corruption-free administration. — DayakDaily
