Sulaiman tells Idris' rebels to return their govt cars

 

Former Malacca chief minister Sulaiman Md Ali said today that the three executive council members who resigned recently must return all government assets, including official cars, as specified in the regulations.

He said Idris Haron, Noor Effandi Ahmad and Norhizam Hassan Baktee were no longer exco members after resigning from their posts last Monday.

“They have informed me of their resignation and I have also received their official letters, so has Governor Mohd Ali Rustam.

“Therefore, they are no longer the state exco members and all assets must be returned to the state secretary according to the set procedures,” he told reporters at the Malacca Housing Board’s corporate social responsibility programme in Tangga Batu today.

Sulaiman (above) was asked to comment on Norhizam alleged refusal to return government assets despite resigning from the post early this week.

Asked about the status of the State Constituency Development and Coordination Committee offices, Sulaiman said all 28 assemblypersons were required to hand over the offices, but not immediately.

“All assemblypersons have a week to do so and they only need to take their personal belongings. If the week given is not enough, it is up to the discretion of the district officer,” he said.

Sulaiman added that this was not something new as the same directive was issued by Pakatan Harapan when the BN-led state government collapsed, and the same move had to be done this time.

In Jasin, state secretary Kamel Mohamad said to date, only Idris had returned the government assets last Thursday, while Noor Effandi requested for a postponement until next Monday.

- Bernama