A scandal emerges. An inquiry is launched. A report is produced. Promises are made. And yet, years later, Malaysians still ask the same question: Who is responsible?
Former Tabung Haji chairperson Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim has defended himself by saying he was merely a non-executive chairperson. He did not run daily operations, had no absolute authority, and did not know what was happening at the working level.
That raises a fundamental question.
If a chairperson knows so little about an institution under his leadership, what exactly is his responsibility?
No one expects a non-executive chairperson to manage an organisation’s daily affairs. That is the CEO’s role; but a chairperson is...