KOTA KINABALU, March 9\u00a0(NNN-BERNAMA) —\u00a0The Sabah government leads other states in empowering women as policy formulators and implementers, said Chief Minister\u00a0Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said Sabah had exceeded the national target of having 30 per cent women in leadership roles with 40 per cent of its senior government posts held by women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The appointments were made on the realisation that women are also capable of leading organisations as\u00a0their motherly nature has trained them to be administrators, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs such, we have taken steps and initiatives to appreciate and encourage their role in terms of not only policy implementation but also policy formulation,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said this at the Sabah state-level Women\u2019s Day celebration at the Sabah International Convention Centre here Sunday night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Also present were his wife Datin Seri Shuryani Shuaib, Deputy Chief Minister\u00a0Datuk Seri Wilfred Madius Tangau and his wife\u00a0Datin Seri Dr\u00a0Jaina Sintian, state Health and People\u2019s Wellbeing Minister Datuk Frankie Poon and Sabah Women\u2019s National Advisory Council chairman Datuk Noni Said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mohd Shafie said among the senior posts in the state government held by women are in the Economic Planning Unit and the Sabah state Attorney-General.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the ceremony, Datuk Zaleha Rose Pandin was given the Tokoh Wanita Sabah award; Noraini Sulong, the Anugerah Usahawan Cemerlang; Inggai Suging, the Anugerah Wanita Cemerlang; and Persatuan Ibu Tunggal Tandek, the Anugerah Persatuan Cemerlang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Anugerah Khas Lelaki was given to Datuk Ab Jamal Tun Sakaran for his contributions to the development of Sabah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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