Against "buying positions" and "buying power": Must put cadre work in the light

"Buying for positions" and "buying for power" are becoming more sophisticated and complicated.

In two consecutive Congresses, the 11th and 12th, our Party emphasized negative manifestations in personnel work, especially the situation of "buying positions", "buying power", "buying degrees" - one of the specific manifestations reflecting the degradation of political ideology, ethics and lifestyle.

According to Major General Le Van Cuong - former Director of the Institute for Strategic Studies (Ministry of Public Security), it is not by chance that the situation of "buying positions" and "buying power" is mentioned continuously in the Party's Resolutions. Because this situation has been happening in reality, in many places, in many different forms and levels, using all means, tricks, and group interests to gain the desired position and benefits. The purpose of "buying" is also very diverse: Buying to get promoted, buying into the payroll, buying seats, buying degrees, buying achievements, buying rotations...

Major General Le Van Cuong - former Director of the Institute for Strategic Studies (Ministry of Public Security).

The “running” takes place in the “dark”, in a secret place, so almost only the “runner” and the “runner” know each other. There are positions such as deputy head of a department, but there are also people who “pay” a large sum of money to get the position because even though they are deputy in this department, they are often more important than the head of another department.

Even though the position is small, they are still willing to “run” because they see that the future of that position will be profitable for them. They invest money and will certainly get it back, but they will not invest in positions that are difficult to “make money”. Therefore, giving and receiving money to “run” is also one of the forms of giving and receiving bribes.

Major General Le Van Cuong

However, it can be seen that after more than 2 years of focusing on implementing Central Resolution 4, Central Resolution 6 on Central Resolution 7 (term XII) has had a huge impact on the team of party members and cadres.

Besides, the results achieved in the fight against corruption have left good impressions, creating positive effects and spreading strongly throughout society.

Thanks to those direct impacts, the situation of "buying positions" and "buying power" is assessed to have decreased in practice, and personnel work in some places has also become healthier. However, we should not be subjective because its developments are still very sophisticated and complicated in the context of preparing for Party Congresses at all levels, towards the 13th National Party Congress.

Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Minh Tuan - Director of the Institute of Party Building (Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics) also said that the problem of "buying positions" and "buying power" has been causing many consequences in society and in personnel work.

When officials are promoted through lobbying but do not have the capacity or qualifications to undertake the job, their work efficiency is low, they even make mistakes and shortcomings, which reduces the organization's reputation.

Because promotion is not based on one's own abilities, when officials enter leadership and management positions, they easily fall into abuse of power, harassment, and create frustration in society. The problem of "running" makes people with capacity and qualifications lose motivation to strive, become bored, insecure, and easily develop the mentality of "running" to follow trends for fear that the opportunity will fall into the hands of others.

Just like that, whoever is strong and has many connections "runs" without caring about cultivating, training, and truly striving to get a position. This situation makes people dissatisfied, trust and fairness in society are reduced, party members lose their fighting spirit and the prestige of the party organization is reduced.

Competitive exams to fight against "buying positions" and "buying power"

To prevent and stop "buying positions" and "buying power", according to Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Minh Tuan, it is necessary to prevent from two sides: the person "buying" and the person who creates opportunities for others to "buy".

Clearly define the responsibilities and powers of the Party Committee, the leader, the recommender, and the staff in charge of staff work in the cases of appointment, rotation, and transfer of cadres. If the subjects with the right to decide on cadre work are not objective, impartial, fair, "love makes good, hate makes bad", then the evaluation and comments on cadres will not be substantive and their votes will also be distorted because of other entangled relationships. Those who do not do well, or distort things for personal gain, must be dealt with.

Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Minh Tuan - Director of the Institute of Party Building.

Voters must also be responsible for their votes, and must have the qualifications to recognize and evaluate whether officials have truly outstanding abilities, and whether they are truly trustworthy and exemplary.

The vote of confidence can be distorted if we do not have the knowledge to properly evaluate people. If we are not highly responsible and not influenced by personal motives, we will certainly contribute to the evaluation of cadres in the most substantial way; at the same time, evaluating cadres must not only look at the profile but also must be based on actual capacity to have comparison and contrast.

Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Minh Tuan

The head of the unit must be transparent, taking the work, capacity and qualities of the person appointed as a measure, and not be influenced by relationships between relatives, cronies or group interests. In particular, the head must be exemplary and have a vision because the final choice is still up to them.

Discussing the role of leaders in personnel work, Mr. Le Van Cuong emphasized: "If the leader is clean, party members will feel secure; on the contrary, if the leader is dirty, no one will listen to him or believe him anymore."

To combat “buying positions” and “buying power”, the first and most important solution is to be open and transparent in personnel work. This is the most important factor to ensure a clean apparatus, ensure that power is given to the right people and to supervise officials in the process of exercising power.

In addition, competitive recruitment must be open, objective and transparent, creating opportunities for all candidates to present their action plans for the job position, and individuals who meet the requirements will be selected.

According to Mr. Le Van Cuong, the important group of solutions that cannot be ignored is to strengthen inspection and supervision work, promote the role of the people, the Fatherland Front, political and social organizations as well as press agencies. Because the eyes and ears of the people are one of the important measures to recognize and evaluate those who "buy positions" and "buy power".

“The people’s filter is the most accurate filter. Personnel work must be put under the light, because the more secretive it is, the more there will be “buying positions” and “buying power”. When choosing leaders, the people and members of the unit must know who is the best and most talented” - said the former Director of the Institute for Strategic Studies (Ministry of Public Security).