Tawida responded to Professor Thanaporn over the issue of explaining on behalf of Governor Chadchart about the 'Akong system.' She revealed that she has attended the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) civil service board meetings continuously for four years and knows all the procedures clearly. She clarified on behalf of Governor Chadchart to avoid misinformation and emphasized there is no 'Akong system'.Tags: [Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, BMA, Tawida Kamolwetch, Chadchart Sittipunt, Akong system, civil service, governance]
On 9 June 2026 GMT+7, Ms. Tawida Kamolwetch, former Deputy Governor of Bangkok, posted on Facebook in response to political analyst Professor Thanaporn Sriyakul, who had commented questioning whether the public would elect Governor Chadchart Sittipunt or Ms. Tawida as Bangkok governor after she explained on Chadchart's behalf regarding the 'Akong system.'Tags: [Tawida Kamolwetch, Chadchart Sittipunt, Professor Thanaporn Sriyakul, Bangkok governor election, political analyst, Facebook response]
Ms. Tawida stated that for students of public administration and personnel management, the Deputy Governor assigned to oversee the Bangkok Civil Service Office (BCSO) acts as the vice-chair of the Bangkok Civil Service Committee (the BCS board). This board includes external members from the Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Education, universities, the Civil Service Commission, the Office of the Public Sector Development Commission, legal experts, and other government agencies. She added that within the government sector, it is obvious that if Deputy Governor Tawida is the vice-chair, people know who the chair is.Tags: [Bangkok Civil Service Committee, Deputy Governor, public administration, government personnel, Bangkok Civil Service Office, governance]
She explained who holds the authority to act on behalf of whom, meaning that Tawida effectively represents Chadchart. She attends every BCS board meeting if Governor Chadchart is occupied. She has attended all meetings herself for four years—49 monthly meetings plus one special meeting.Tags: [authority, representation, BCS board meetings, Tawida Kamolwetch, Chadchart Sittipunt, attendance, governance]
Ms. Tawida thanked Professor Thanaporn for mentioning their previous shared meetings about decentralization. She noted that she is part of Governor Chadchart's team, and that Governor Chadchart has repeatedly stated there is no 'Akong system.' However, regarding the many detailed rules, procedures, and dozens of steps across hundreds of regulations, she asked to be the one to respond to avoid inaccuracies, as she is the committee member familiar with policy and public administration regulations. She suggested that Governor Chadchart likely chose her as deputy governor for this reason.Tags: [decentralization, policy, public administration, regulations, governance, Chadchart Sittipunt, Tawida Kamolwetch]
Ms. Tawida stated that she is a campaign assistant who has worked for four years and helped develop policies, so she might speak a lot. She expressed gratitude for Professor Thanaporn's inquiry.Tags: [campaign assistant, policy development, Tawida Kamolwetch, gratitude]