PKR Youth Wing strategy director Akmal Nasir seeks answers about the company that provides bus services to NS participants, with a contract worth RM165 million. – The Malaysian Insider pic, January 26, 2015.PKR has asked whether the recently announced suspension of the National Service would affect a RM165 million transport contract given to a company linked to an Umno leader.Its youth wing strategy director, Akmal Nasir said Gunung Capital Berhad was awarded the contract through its subsidiary GPB Corporation Sdn Bhd last December."I revealed last week that there was RM212 million in difference as the savings announced by the prime minister with the deferral of NS for 2015 was RM400 million, when the actual cost of the programme as announced in the 2015 Budget was RM612 million," he said in a statement today."Does this mean that the government stands to lose RM212 million because it still has to pay contractor companies like Gunung Capital which has been awarded the RM165 million contract although NS for 2015 has been suspended?"He also asked if this was the reason Putrajaya refused to abolish the NS programme altogether as suggested by many parties including education lobbyists."Is the government's refusal to abolish NS because certain companies linked to Umno leaders were promised contracts worth millions for the long term or contracts that are more than a year?"Akmal said the contract given to Gunung Capital includes 416 buses for 82 NS camps for a period of three years beginning December 26, 2014 to December 25, 2017, but noted that it was not clear how the contract was awarded and if the value was on par with the service provided."This brings up a lot of questions, because information provided shows that Gunung Capital is led by an Umno leader – Datuk Syed Abu Hussin Hafiz Syed Abdul Fasal – as the executive chairman and chief executive officer of the company."He is also the Bukit Gantang Umno division chief, who is active in Perak," he added.Last week, Akmal urged Putrajaya to abolish the NS altogether instead of suspending it only for this year, as the RM400 million annual fee could be spent elsewhere.He said Putrajaya had spent RM5,283 on each of the 832,712 trainees undergoing the programme since February 16, 2004.“The RM400 million amounts to around one-fourth or one-fifth of the annual National Higher Education Fund (PTPTN) loan. It could provide RM15,000 study loans to 25,000 university students each year," he said.Akmal said today the suspension of NS training was a good way to reduce government expenditure, but added that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak ought to explain why it could save 65% of the estimated expenses of the programme."Does this mean the government will pay companies like Gunung Capital RM165 million although no bus service will be provided for 2015? And what has happened to the RM212 remainder of the estimated expenses?" he asked. – January 26, 2015.
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