PAC usually chaired by opposition member, says Dewan Rakyat speaker

PAC usually chaired by opposition member, says Dewan Rakyat speaker

Mohamad Arif Md Yusof says the rules state that the chair of the select committees must be a member of the opposition.

Dewan Rakyat speaker Mohamad Arif Md Yusof says the rules must be followed.
KUALA LUMPUR:
Dewan Rakyat speaker Mohamad Arif Md Yusof has maintained that the chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) should be a member of the opposition.

He was commenting on reports that Beluran MP Ronald Kiandee, who also chairs the PAC, had left Umno to become a PH-aligned independent.

The exodus from Sabah Umno today involved four MPs, nine assemblymen, two senators and 21 division heads. They have pledged support for Pakatan Harapan and the state government.

Ariff said based on the rules, usually the chair of select committees would be a member of the opposition.

“We will have to wait to assess the situation more clearly.

“We have to follow the rules,” he said after a lecture on parliamentary reforms and issues at Parliament today.

Kiandee today announced that he would remain as PAC chairman for now.

He said he would leave it to Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad to decide whether he should vacate the seat.

The PH manifesto had stated that the PAC must be chaired by a member of the opposition, as part of parliamentary reforms.

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