Melaka executive councillor Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh has stressed that the state government will continue to function smoothly even if there are no representatives from DAP or Amanah in the state administration.
The Merlimau assemblyman, who is also the state exco in charge of health and anti-drugs, said Melaka DAP and Amanah assemblymen do not need to wait for the chief minister to raise the matter at the exco meeting if they intend to leave the government.
“To Amanah and DAP in Melaka, why do you need to wait for the chief minister to bring this into the exco meeting? If you are brave enough to leave, then just leave. There is no need to wait for the state exco meeting,” he said.
He said this in a post on his Facebook page today.
Earlier, Melaka Amanah chairman had challenged Akmal to prove his seriousness about pulling out of the unity government by starting with the state government in Melaka.
In a related development, Melaka exco for entrepreneur development, cooperatives and consumer affairs, Allex Seah from DAP, also said he was prepared to resign if the Melaka unity government is dissolved.
Akmal further explained that the special Umno Youth convention held yesterday had called on party leaders to withdraw from the unity government and become an opposition with dignity.
However, he stressed that Umno Youth did not ask Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim to bring the matter to the cabinet meeting.
“This is because we realise that whether to remain or to withdraw is a decision for the party, not the government. And the party’s decision is something that must be made by the party itself,” he said.
