Sleeping forum participant outrages President
Desy Nurhayati ,
The Jakarta Post ,
Jakarta | Wed, 04/09/2008 11:20 AM | Headlines
The most valuable lesson learned by regional leaders at a five-week workshop at the National Resilience Institute (Lemhannas) might not be on leadership at all, but how to withstand sleepiness.
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was speaking before 86 participants of the forum consisting of mayors, regents and leaders of regional legislative councils on Tuesday when he spotted a participant falling asleep.
Yudhoyono paused his speech and told the attendants, while pointing to the participant: "Wake him up. Go outside if you want to sleep."
"How could a leader fall asleep while I am talking about how to develop our nation? You should be ashamed of the people who have elected you their leader," he said.
"Be serious with your responsibility. I'm ordering Lemhannas not to pass participants with bad attitudes even if they are highly intelligent."
