Zahid: BN MPs committed to govt, no one resigning

 

Not even a single BN MP will vacate their seat to attempt to destabilise and topple the government, said coalition chairperson Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

Zahid (above), who is Umno president, said his own enquiries showed that rumours about BN MPs planning to resign their seats to force by-elections were untrue.

“I would like to stress here that BN remains committed to its cooperation with the government.

“Although I heard (rumours) that some wanted to destabilise the Madani government with 13, then 15 MPs, resigning, the fact is my own enquiries show that not even one will vacate their seat,” he said.

He said this in his speech at the Perak Umno Aidilfitri open house at Kolej Kemahiran Tinggi Mara Lenggong today.

Also present were Menteri Besar Saarani Mohamad, Lenggong MP and Deputy Home Minister Shamsul Anuar Nasarah, and Perak Pakatan Harapan chairperson Mujahid Yusof Rawa.

There were reports claiming that 15 BN MPs would be vacating their seats to pave the way for by-elections.

Social media has also lately carried rumours that Perikatan Nasional (PN) secretary-general Hamzah Zainudin had gathered enough statutory declarations from MPs to show he has majority support to take over as prime minister.

On the six state elections due to be held this year, Zahid said he was confident that cooperation between the different party machinery in the coalition government was improving.

- Bernama