IPOH – Two assemblymen from Bersatu, two from PAS and one from Barisan Nasional (BN) were sworn in today as Perak state executive councillors, completing the 10-member line-up in the state exco.
The five, who had all served in the previous administration, are Datuk Abdul Yunus Jamahri (Bersatu-Kuala Kurau), Datuk Nolee Ashilin Mohammed Radzi (Bersatu-Tualang Sekah), Razman Zakaria (PAS-Gunung Semanggol), Mohd Akmal Kamaruddin (PAS-Selama) and Ahmad Saidi Mohamad Daud (BN-Changkat Jering).
They took their oath of office before Perak's Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah in a brief ceremony at Istana Kinta here at 5pm.
Apart from new Menteri Besar Datuk Saarani Mohamad, the others present at the ceremony were State Secretary Datuk Ahmad Suadi Abdul Rahim and Ipoh High Court Chief Judge Datuk Hisham Hashim.
On December 10, five exco members were sworn in at Istana Iskandariah, Kuala Kangsar. Saarani was also sworn in before Sultan Nazrin that same day.
Four of the exco members – Datuk Zolkafly Harun (BN-Lintang), Datuk Shahrul Zaman Yahya (BN-Rungkup), Datuk Dr Wan Norashikin Wan Noordin (BN-Kg Gajah) and Khairul Shahril Mohamed (BN-Bota) – had served in the previous administration while Datuk Zainol Fadzi Paharudin (Bersatu-Sg Manik) is a new face.
The previous Perak exco was disbanded after Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu resigned as menteri besar on December 5 following his defeat in a vote of confidence in the state legislative assembly a day earlier.
In the confidence motion tabled by Datuk Abd Manap Hashim (BN-Pengkalan Baru), Faizal, the Chenderiang assemblyman, obtained only 10 votes in support and 48 against his leadership, with one abstention.
The Perak state assembly has 59 representatives – 25 from BN, all Umno, DAP (16), Amanah (5), Bersatu (5), PKR (3), PAS (3) and one each from Gerakan and an independent.
Earlier today, Perak Dewan Negara member Datuk Seri Mohd Annuar Zaini told reporters outside Istana Kinta that Sultan Nazrin had consented to the swearing in of five more exco members today, as the Perak State Assembly sitting will resume tomorrow with the tabling of the state's 2021 budget.
He said it will be a brief ceremony as the state is still dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic. – Bernama, December 15, 2020
