Ab Rauf hopes two Perikatan reps join Melaka unity govt

MELAKA – Melaka Chief Minister Datuk Seri Ab Rauf Yusoh expressed hope that two Perikatan Nasional (PN) assemblymen would join the state’s newly established unity government before the anti-party hopping bill tabled at the state assembly sitting in July.

Ab Rauf, who is also state Umno chief, said if the two representatives agree to this it would go down in history as the first state with “zero” opposition.

“Out of the 28 state seats, we have 26 state seats. We (Barisan Nasional) won 21 seats, five from the Pakatan Harapan (PH) bloc – four from DAP and one from Amanah.

“Hence, if the two assemblymen are inclined to join the unity government, we are willing to accept them,” he said at a press conference after announcing the state’s new executive councillor line-up here late last night.

Melaka has two opposition assemblymen from PN, namely Bemban representative Dr Mohd Yadzil Yaakub and Dr Mohd Aleef Yusof (Sg Udang).

Thus far, only seven states have enforced an anti-hopping law, namely Selangor, Penang, Perak, Perlis, Negri Sembilan, Kelantan, and Sarawak. – Bernama, April 7, 2023