PERAK Menteri Besar Ahmad Faizal Azumu will resign once Sultan Nazrin Shah consents to the appointment of his successor.

Faizal, the assemblyman for Chenderiang, said he needed to ensure continuity of government operations and perform the duties of office temporarily, then resign.

“Let me fulfil my responsibilities to the people because the state government must continue to operate. To my adversaries, I say that you have achieved what you want. Let’s not go to the extent of disrupting the administration.

“There are still some areas in Perak under the enhanced movement control order, which the government is responsible for and there must someone at the helm to assist,” he said in a press conference at his office today.

He said state executive councillors were still carrying out their duties as usual, until a new menteri besar is appointed.

Meanwhile, Faizal said Perak Bersatu wants all decisions made by consensus to guarantee the interests of each party in the Perikatan Nasional government (PN).

The Perak Bersatu chairman said the formation of a new government in the coalition should prioritise stability, even if it means having to sacrifice the wants and needs of their respective parties.

“Each party has various wants and needs. Bersatu, for example, we want as many positions (as possible) for our members, the same goes for PAS and Umno.

“However, are those needs so dire to the extent we forego the principle of consensus we had already built through PN? These are things we have to ask ourselves,” he said.

Yesterday, Faizal lost a vote of confidence in the Perak Assembly, when only 10 assemblymen supported him.

The remaining 48 did not support him, while another abstained after a written vote was conducted on a motion submitted by Abd Manap Hashim (BN-Pengkalan Baru).

Perak has 59 assemblymen comprising 25 from BN, Bersatu (four), PAS (three), DAP (16), PKR (three), Amanah (five), Gerakan (one) and independents (two). – Bernama, December 5, 2020.