Zahid to be PAC chief? 

Kamles Kumar Kamles Kumar Updated 7 years ago · Published on 25 Jul 2018 2:23PM · 3 Comments

Opposition leader Ahmad Zahid Hamidi may be the PAC chair, which the government says should be filled by the opposition to prevent issues of partisanship. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, July 24, 2018.

OPPOSITION Leader Ahmad Zahid Hamidi is being considered for the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chair, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Liew Vui Keong.

The minister in charge of parliamentary affairs said Zahid was the sole name proposed by the government, which had pledged in its manifesto to appoint a member of the opposition to be the PAC chairman.

“This is one of the promises of PH. But it is up to him if he will accept the post,” Liew told reporters at the Parliament lobby, today.  

PH has promised the PAC would be headed by the opposition to prevent bias.

Yesterday, Dewan Rakyat deputy Speaker Nga Kor Ming had suggested that Zahid be PAC chairman. 

Allegations of lack of transparency and partiality had surrounded the former PAC chairman, Hasan Ariffin, appointed by Barisan Nasional, especially in matters related to 1Malaysia Development Bhd. – July 25, 2018.

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  • Zahid will certainly reject the offer....because this put him into very difficult situation.....especially toward najib.

    Posted 7 years ago by Philip chong · Reply

  • Seriously, I think KJ might be able to do justice to this position.

    Posted 7 years ago by Yoon Kok · Reply

  • Zahid does not have the capacity or ability to take up the task. He will surely reject lest he wants to make a fool of himself.

    Posted 7 years ago by Mohamed Ebrahim Mohideen · Reply