Selangor wants Noh to testify at Selcat

The Selangor government is looking to Agriculture and Agro-based Industries Minister Noh Omar to testify before the Select Committee on Competency, Accountability and Transparency (Selcat).

Faekah Husin (left), the menteri besar’s political secretary, said it is hoped that Noh will make good his promise to expose graft in state-owned sand mining company Kumpulan Semesta Sdn Bhd (KSSB).

“Noh’s presence during the hearing is very important. Other than showing his sincerity (in) combatting graft, it will also give him ideas, inspiration and motivation to do the same at the federal level,” she said in a statement today.

On Feb 17, Noh had said he would prepare documents and bring forward witnesses to prove irregularities in KSSB, should Selcat convene a public hearing on the company.

Incidently, Selcat announced three days later that KSSB would beprobed, along with two companies under Perbadanan Kemajuan Pertanian Selangor and Yayasan Selangor.

Selcat chairperson Teng Chang Kim said the probe is intended to follow up on issues raised in the Auditor-General’s Report 2010.

‘What about NFC?’

Faekah said the Selcat probes prove that the Pakatan Rakyat administration in Selangor is serious about tackling corruption.

She said that reforming the administration requires patience because the damage has been caused during BN’s 52-year rule of the state.

Faekah also accused Noh (right), who is Selangor Umno deputy chief, of going all out against KSSB to draw attention away from the National Feedlot Corporation (NFC) scandal.

But now that Selangor has shown its willingness to probe allegations against its companies, Faekah said Noh should show the same zeal in pursuing the truth behind the NFC scandal.

“If Noh is really looking for the truth, we challenge Noh as agriculture minister to (hold) a public hearing to expose the misuse of NFC’s funds by the family of his good friend,” she added.