PKR leader explains oversight in Pejuang member winning Jempol chief’s post

 Central leadership council member Yahya Sahri says nobody was aware of Azizah Salim Shah’s membership in Pejuang as no objections were raised earlier.

Azizah Salim Shah won the Jempol PKR chief’s post with 450 votes, defeating G Manivannan and two others.

PETALING JAYA:

 A PKR leader has clarified that Azizah Salim Shah’s status as a Pejuang member went unnoticed when she won the Jempol division chief’s post on April 13 because no objections were raised at the time.

Central leadership council member Yahya Sahri said Azizah had submitted proof of her PKR membership, paid the required fees, presented her insolvency report, and had both a proposer and a seconder.

“At the time, there were (likely) no objections, so no one was aware.

“But once her background was reviewed, her status as a Pejuang member came to light and the objection (against her victory) was accepted,” he told FMT, confirming that Azizah’s name had since been removed from the re-election process.

Azizah won the post in the party’s divisional election held on April 13 with 450 votes, defeating G Manivannan (248 votes), Asri Abdullah (83 votes) and K Mariappan (52 votes).

Negeri Sembilan PKR chairman Aminuddin Harun earlier said fresh polls for the Jempol division would be held this week, following a decision made by the party’s central leadership council meeting yesterday.

He said Azizah only resigned from Pejuang after winning the Jempol division chief’s post. Following a thorough investigation, it was confirmed she was still a member of Pejuang.

He said the party had disqualified her and would now review the status of all division chiefs following the incident. - FMT