Perlis MB Abu Bakar Hamzah says new state exco can proceed with minimum four members after PAS declines to join, with portfolios to be consolidated.
KANGAR: The appointment of new members to the Perlis State Executive Council can proceed with a minimum of four members.
Menteri Besar Abu Bakar Hamzah said this follows PAS’s decision not to join the state administration under his leadership.
He said the minimum number represents one-third of the total number of state assemblymen.
“Without the Menteri Besar, it is four. With the Menteri Besar, it becomes five,” he told a press conference at Kompleks Seri Putra.
“This means we can proceed with the formation of the Exco as soon as possible.”
PAS secretary-general Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan said in a statement that the party decided not to participate in the new Exco lineup.
He said all existing PAS Exco members will resign in solidarity following the resignation of former Menteri Besar Mohd Shukri Ramli.
Abu Bakar, who is also Perikatan Nasional Perlis deputy chairman, said portfolios under the new Exco may be consolidated or abolished.
He said this is to reduce the administrative burden.
Abu Bakar, the Kuala Perlis assemblyman from Bersatu, was sworn in before the Raja of Perlis Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Jamalullail on Sunday.
