Rauf Says PH Withdrawal From Melaka Government Was Unexpected

Melaka Chief Minister Ab Rauf Yusoh has said Pakatan Harapan’s (PH) withdrawal from the Barisan Nasional-led state government in July was unexpected, he told Free Malaysia Today (FMT).

Ab Rauf, who is also Melaka BN chairman, said the PH withdrawal did not affect his administration’s ability to keep serving the people, according to the report published on Sunday (Nov 8).

Five Assemblymen Quit State Posts

Five Melaka PH assemblymen withdrew from the state administration on July 16, after a constitutional amendment allowed the appointment of up to seven unelected assemblymen, FMT reported.

Among them were Kesidang assemblyman Allex Seah, who resigned as entrepreneur development, cooperatives and consumer affairs executive councillor; Ayer Keroh assemblyman Kerk Chee Yee, who stepped down as deputy speaker; and Kota Laksamana assemblyman Low Chee Leong and Banda Hilir assemblyman Leng Chau Yen, who both resigned as deputy executive councillors.

Ab Rauf said he had given PH representatives the chance to join the state administration when he was appointed chief minister in March 2023, and that the withdrawal came after almost three years of working together.

He said all government policies had been drawn up fairly and without political bias, and that PH representatives chose to resign from the state Cabinet, which he neither expected nor asked for.

“Without them, we can still continue serving the people,” he was quoted as saying.

Rauf on PH Withdrawal and Achievements

Asked about his achievements, Ab Rauf said success should be measured by how well the people’s concerns were addressed, not by the size of projects.

He said complaints were gathered through the state’s constituency development and coordination committee, verified by village heads and district offices, and then acted on by the relevant assemblymen and executive councillors.

The issues raised included unpaved village roads, a lack of street lighting, and adult diapers and milk for bedridden patients, he said. The same approach was used for schools, agriculture, fishermen and small-scale livestock farmers, according to FMT.

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