THE Kelantan assembly has declared the Nenggiri state seat held by Bersatu lawmaker Mohd Azizi Abu Naim vacant, paving the way for a possible by-election in the state.
The seat was declared vacant effective today.
Azizi is also the Gua Musang MP.
Speaker Datuk Mohd Amar Nik Abdullah said the vacancy of the Nenggiri state seat was according to Article 31 of the state constitution.
“I would like to announce today that the state assembly has been notified that Bersatu N45 assemblyman Mohd Azizi Abu Naim’s membership in the party has been revoked.
“Following this, the state assembly has declared the seat vacant and will submit this notice to the state Election Commission today,” he told a press conference at his office here today.
It was recently reported that Bersatu had revoked the membership of six of its lawmakers with immediate effect and that notices had been issued to the said members informing them of their expulsion.
Party secretary-general Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin said the notices were sent according to the directive issued by Bersatu’s supreme council, which convened on June 7, 2024.
Regarding Labuan MP Datuk Suhaili Abdul Rahman’s membership, Hamzah said the party terminated Suhaili’s membership under clause 10.2.6 of the Bersatu constitution last month.
The six MPs had failed to respond to a written instruction from the party’s supreme leadership council to pledge allegiance to the party.
The MPs are Datuk Syed Abu Hussin Hafiz Syed Abdul Fasal (Bukit Gantang), Zahari Kechik (Jeli), Azizi, Datuk Iskandar Dzulkarnain Abdul Khalid (Kuala Kangsar), Datuk Zulkafperi Hanafi (Tanjong Karang) and Suhaili. – June 19, 2024
