KUALA LUMPUR: The transfer of Petaling Jaya Mayor Datuk Mohamad Roslan Sakiman was part of a routine exercise due to a vacancy in the state's Economic Planning Unit (UPEN).

Chief Secretary to the Government Datuk Seri Ali Hamsa said transfers took place often due to vacancies and promotional opportunities.

"We have to move our officers around while some good performers will have the chance to be promoted.

"Mohamad Roslan is a federal officer under the administrative and diplomatic service. It is a normal routine transfer due to the vacancy," he said after attending the excellence award ceremony for federal agencies yesterday.

The Selangor Government had frozen Mohamad Roslan's transfer pending discussions with the Public Service Department (PSD) on the reshuffle of senior officers.

This means UPEN director and deputy state secretary Datuk Noordin Sulaiman, who Mohamad Roslan was slated to succeed, will also stay put.

It is learnt that Noordin was to replace state financial officer Datuk Mohd Arif Abdul Rahman, who is expected to move to Putrajaya.

Mohamad Roslan was notified by PSD of his transfer to the state secretariat which was to have taken effect on Monday.

Ali said he did not see the need for the state government to freeze Mohamad Roslan's transfer as discussions were ongoing with State Secretary Datuk Mohammed Khusrin Munawi.

He said PSD had agreed to the state secretary's request for Mohamad Roslan's transfer be put on hold until he completed his duties, including preparing the Petaling Jaya City Hall's budget.

"The state secretary will write to us on the duration Roslan needs to finish his work. We estimate that it will probably take a month," he said.

He said PSD would also disclose the name of Mohamad Roslan's replacement as soon as possible.

On another matter, Ali said a majority of government agencies and departments had requested for additional space to enlarge their daycare centres.

He was responding to a call by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak for the public and private sectors to set up more daycare centres.

- The Star

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