since he was elected in 2013 and this is unlikely to change
now he has fewer aides and officials to help him bridge
the
gap to the people of Bangkok.
In fact , one of Mr Sukhumbhand’s few public speechs
back
in March,when he said that city folk should go “live on the
mountain” if they don’t like the floods in the city,drew
an
angry respond.
The remaining two years in office for Bangkok governor
Sukhumbhand will be fraught with difficulties unless he
opens up and tell his supporters what he has been doing.
Last year,the governor was suspended for about six
months
as he waited for a verdict by the Appeals Court on his
alleged violation
of an election law during his election.
The case ,which was filed by the Election
Commission,regarded
Speeches given by his supporter,former Democrat MP
Suthep
Thaugsuban,who was suspected of defaming Mr Sukhumbhand’s
rival,Pheu Thai Party candidate Pol Gen Pongsapat
Pongcharoen
and influencing voters.
Even though the court dismissed the allegation,the six
months
away from work only added to the distance between the
gorvernor
and the people of Bangkok.
The other case was filed against the BMA and involed
a
scandal over the cost of fire engines.
Mr Sukhumbhand was embroiled in the case because he
was
the governor at the time it went to court.
TheNational Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) found the
fire engines to be overpriced and the purchase,signed by
late Bangkok governor Samak Sundaravej in 2004,
benefited the Austrian
supplier Steyr-Daimler-Puch
Spezialfahrzeug AG.
The case eventually went to the Geneva –based Court
of
Conciliation and Arbitration which earlier this year
found the company was at fault for damages resulting
from the deal and ordered it
to compensate
City Hall 20.49 million euros (about 820 million baht).
However ,question remain if damages can actually cover
the costs
of what the city has lost over the past nine years.
Mr Sukhumbhan refused to dicuss the issue when asked
about it,
claiming he was waiting for a Thai translation of court
ruling.
Due to his public, people started to ask where their
governor was
and his image wasn’t helped when interal politicking erupte
among his backroom,staff reportedly causing some of his
close aides to resign ,said a source at
City Hall.
Among the 15 high- retirees are city Sanya Chenimit and
chief of Dranage and Severage Department
and City law
Enforcement Department ,all of whom have played key
roles
in helping the governor solve city floods and illegal street
vending.
The resignation and retirement of important City Hall
personnel
is seen as another stumbling block to Mr Sukhumbhand’s
work over the next two
years,the source said.
Mr Abhisit said that when the governor was unable to
make
an appearance,”I often saw the city clerk doing his job on
TV instead” to solve flooding in the capital.
Mr Abhisit urged other city officials and Mr Sukhumbhand’s
aides to use Mr Sanya as a role model in how to do their
jobs.
Mr Abhisit is still optimistic,however saying the
governor can
take this as an opportunity to set up a new team and
redesign
working strategies.
Mr Abhisit admitted he is worried how people view
Mr
Sukhumbhand and the Democrat Party,which has
backed the Bangkok governor for more than 10 years.
The Democrat Party has not decided who will run for
governor in the next election in two years.
At present ,Mr Abhisit just want Mr Sukhumbhand to
improve his
Communication skills and try to get closer to the
people
of Bangkok.
“Mr Sukhumbhand needs to improve sis image and I believe
he’s
aware of that” Mr Abhisit said.
Yet it remain unclear if Mr Sukhumbhand has the ability
to
connect with the people of Bangkok,especially after the
National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) halted the
elections of the city and distric councilors.
These councilors help bridge the gap between City Hall
and
the public.
Even with all these negatives against the governor,
Mr
Sukhumbhand has strived to keep the promises
he made to his voters.
He set up “district officers” inside Paradise Park
shopping mall in
Prawet district and Secon Square department store in
Phasi Charoen district to make it easier for people to
register births
and marriages.
Installing more than 26,000 security cameras and over
13,000
lights across the capital are other tasks he has completed.
Yet some critics remain unhappy with the work ha has
carried out
over the last two years,and the condescending way he
spoke to
people during the floods in March.
“It showed a lack of EQ” said Srisuwan Janya,president
of Stop
Global Warning Association,referring to his inadequate
“emotional quotient”when the governor told people to
move
a mountain.
In a poor sign perhaps of his willingness to reach out
the public,
Mr Sukhumbhand refused to comment for this story,despite
a munber of requests .
News,Politics,10 August 2015.
While Mr Sukhumbhand was in the process of the election
to be the Bangkok governor I usually got his news from
twitter @Sukhumbhand and @TeamSukhumbhand and
Facebook page ม.ร.ว. สุขุมพันธ์ บริพัตร
When he become the governor there is another facebook
page
as The Bangkok Governor,I go to the facebook page and
twitter
account as said above then and found that there are
countinous
reported about the Bangkok governor activities update until now.
So it mean that he use these two social media to promote
his
work as the Bangkok governor.
The two social media reach the group of people who can
access to the internet only.So it seem like that he has
no
performance when there is no news from the governor on
other
mass media such as TV ,radio and newspaper.
In my viewpoint,Mr Sukhumbhand also has good performance
as the governor but he should use mass media to promote his
performance also.So that more people can receive and get
the
news from the governor.
For the point that Mr Sukhumbhand lacked of EQ ,I think
he should adjust his temper to talk with the Bangkokrian
also and
he should have good image if he want
to be good governor.
Sincerely Yours.
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