Sabah MCA councillors quit posts
Sabah MCA leaders will uphold the resolution of the presidential council not to accept posts in the state and federal government.
(FMT) – Across Sabah, all state MCA members serving as councillors in municipal councils, Hospital Visitors Boards, State Prisons Board and as Health Clinic Advisors were told today to resign with immediate effect.
Sabah MCA chief Edward Khoo said this was in accordance with decisions made during the MCA presidential council meeting last Saturday.
Khoo, who met with he state MCA division leaders yesterday to convey the president council’s decision, said it was “unanimously agreed” at state level to uphold the presidential council’s decision.
“In this meeting we unanimously agreed that the 259 Sabah MCA members who are now serving as councillors in all municipal councils, Hospital Visitors Boards, State Prisons Boards and Health Clinic Advisors throughout the state should resign from their posts with immediate effect.
“This is the decision by the presidential council. It is in line with the 2011 and 2012 MCA annual general congress resolutions, ” he told reporters here after a state level meeting. Also present were the Sabah MCA Women and Youth wing leaders.
On Sabah MCA’s future direction, Khoo said the local chapter had decided to work with the central MCA leadership appointed task force.
“We also discussed the last election and explored the the direction that Sabah MCA should take now.
“We have decided that Sabah MCA will work with the MCA central task force.
“The central leadership has appointed Liow Tiong Lai to head the task force.
“The task force will chart the direction of the party and present its report at the next central committee meeting,” he said.
Sabah MCA ‘no where’
Meanwhile, when asked if the state MCA would accept a Senator’s appointment, Khoo replied in the negative.
“We will not accept. It has been the resolution in the past two central AGMs, not only for Sabah but the whole of Malaysia not to accept.