BN to stay in Penang govt, says Chow

 Chow Kon Yeow says this was the unanimous decision of the Penang Pakatan Harapan leadership.

Penang chief minister Chow Kon Yeow speaking at the Penang PH press conference, flanked by state chiefs of DAP and PKR, Steven Sim (second from left) and Mohamad Abdul Hamid (second from right).

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Penang Pakatan Harapan has decided to maintain its cooperation with Barisan Nasional in the state despite BN forging an alliance with opposition coalition Perikatan Nasional in Negeri Sembilan.

Chief minister Chow Kon Yeow, who is also Penang PH chairman, said the leadership unanimously decided to retain BN’s sole executive councillor, Rashidi Zinol, in the state administration.

Rashidi, the Sungai Acheh assemblyman, is the state rural development, agro technology, food security and entrepreneurship committee chairman.

“This is in line with the electoral pact PH and BN made during the 2023 state election,” Chow said at a press conference at Penang DAP’s headquarters here today.

He said BN chairman Ahmad Zahid Hamidi had vowed that the coalition would continue backing the federal unity government until the end of its term.

This comes amid growing tensions between PH and BN following the Johor and Negeri Sembilan state elections.

PH was defeated in both elections, with PN making way for BN in multiple seats in Johor, and both coalitions joining forces in Negeri Sembilan.

Yesterday, Chow’s predecessor, DAP adviser Lim Guan Eng, had urged the Penang PH leadership to “act decisively” since PN has “turned into Umno’s firm friend”. - FMT