Perak MB quits after Pakatan collapse

Updated 4 years ago · Published on 10 Mar 2020 11:33AM · 3 Comments

Perak Menteri Besar Ahmad Faizal Azumu has conveyed to the sultan his decision to quit. – The Malaysian Insight pic, March 10, 2020.

PERAK Menteri Besar Ahmad Faizal Azumu has resigned following the collapse of the Pakatan Harapan government.

He conveyed his decision this morning during an audience with the sultan of Perak, who has accepted his resignation, effective today.

Faizal said he told Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah that he had to quit as Bersatu had left the Pakatan Harapan, which left the state government without the numbers in the legislative assembly.

“With my resignation, the state executive council members are also no more with immediate effect.

“I will leave it to the sultan to appoint a new menteri besar and form a new state government,” he told reporters after the meeting at the Istana Kinta.

The PH government collapsed yesterday after three assemblymen left their respective parties to become independents supporting Perikatan Nasional.

They are DAP’s Tronoh assemblyman Paul Yong and Buntong representative A. Sivasubramaniam, and Amanah’s Titi Serong representative Hasnul Zulkarnain Abd Munaim.

With the defection, Perikatan Nasional counts 32 assemblymen among its ranks while PH has 24 in the 56-seat assembly.

Perak Umno liaison chairman Saarani Mohamad said his party, PAS and Bersatu will propose to Sultan Nazrin several names for the menteri besar position. – March 9, 2020.

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  • Must be most willing to give up Perak to PAS and UMNO. Just like giving Tg Piai to MCA. Celaka

    Posted 4 years ago by Tanahair Ku · Reply

  • This frogs action of party hopping and quitting party to stand as an independent must be put to a stop. Elected representative were elected by the people after whom the so-called YB decides our fate by a command of a few or by his/her own stand. This is unacceptable anymore and enough is enough its disgusting as you the elected representative by the RAKYAT sold yourself to the high bidder of the day. To declare yourself as an independent also is not right so a law must be introduce to curb all this nonsense. Be a man all you YB who are been paid by the RAKYAT and put this law in motion.

    Posted 4 years ago by Teruna Kelana · Reply

  • Most stupid rat ever

    Posted 4 years ago by Kinetica Cho · Reply