Pakatan MB, excos vacate office

Pakatan MB, excos vacate office
May 12, 09 2:47pm
Pakatan Rakyat Menteri Besar Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin and his executive councillors vacated their office this afternoon.
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Saying they respect the Court of Appeal's decision, the MB and his excos left the state secretariat building in Ipoh at about 2.30pm, some seven hours after taking over the reins of administration again.

Earlier, Barisan Nasional Menteri Besar Zambry Abdul Kadir urged Nizar to accept the Court of Appeal's stay order and to move out of the state secretariat building immediately.

"They should accept the decision and not protest whenever the courts do not favour them," he told a hastily arranged press conference at the state Umno headquarters in Ipoh.

Zambry, who wants to resume his duties as MB, was however coy as to when he would go to the office, saying he wants to avoid "unnecessary tension" with political rivals.

Tightlipped on emergency sitting

He also refused to reveal if BN would push for an emergency sitting of the state legislative assembly to initiate a no-confidence vote against Nizar.

"It is premature to say at this moment," he said.

Asked what would happen if Nizar refuses to vacate the menteri besar's office, Zambry replied: "It is not a question. They have to realise that this is a court ruling."

Citing himself as an example, Zambry said he respected the court ruling yesterday and did not report for duty or attend the state investiture attended by the Perak Regent Raja Nazrin Shah.

Zambry later lifted the suspension on the state legal adviser and state secretary issued by Nizar.

He also stressed that all earlier decisions by the BN state government stands.

Nizar had led his eight exco members to the state secretariat building to report for duty at 7.30am today.

Policy decisions were then immediately made and announced at an 11am press conference.