Civil Servants will caused the Downfall of the Pakatan Rakyat Govt.

The DAP secretary-General, Lim Guan Eng maybe an astute politician but I think he is an inexperience administrator.That very lack of experience unfortunately could be his achilles heel and caused the downfall of his govt in Penang.If experience in Perak is any guide Lim should have learned from it but somehow, it has eluded him and he is repeating the same mistake which the Pakatan Rakyat administrators failed to address in Perak .

When the first sign of a crack appeared in the Perak Govt and the three party hoppers had already switched allegiance, the civil servants from the State Secretary to the Secretary of the State assembly immediately showed where their bread was buttered.Not only was the state assembly building locked and barred for the Pakatan State assembly men to attend an emergency meeting,but they were unceremoniously disallowed to enter the building although the court has still not determined who was the legitimate Menteri Besar of Perak.
Even the mayor and town council President showed their allegiance by removing the Democracy Plaque which the Pakatan Rakyat had erected under the tree where the historical Assembly meeting was held.

These are lessons Lim Guan Eng should have learned. All civil servants appointed by B.N owe their allegiance to the previous ruling Govt.At the outset, Pakatan Rakyat should remove these people and appoint Pakatan members even if they are politicians.That at least will consolidate your position in the govt machinery. Therefore Lim's insistence on appointing a B.N appointee to be the Seberang Perai municipal council could be a fatal mistake that could be his downfall. Similarly, all important post in other Municipal councils should be filled with Pakatan men. Its better to have your own men helming those post than to trust them to B.N appointees.
These kind of inexperience unfortunately is also being repeated in selangor where the current Menteri Besar Khalid have continued to put B.N's men in important GLC and other important statutory post.When the first sign of trouble appears this will be the same people who would likely betray Pakatan's cause.If Pakatan control states still continue to ignore this fundamental placement of B.N people, then it is likely that their days in Govt are numbered.