MELAKA: Melaka Chief Minister Datuk Seri Ab Rauf Yusoh (pic) expressed hope that the two assemblymen from Perikatan Nasional will join the newly established Unity Government in the state before the anti-party hopping bill tabled at the State Legislative Assembly sitting in July.
Ab Rauf, who was also the state Umno Liaison Committee chairman, said if the two assemblymen agreed to join the Unity Government in Melaka, 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 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 line-up of deputy excos here late on Thursday (April 6) night.
Melaka had two opposition assemblymen from Perikatan Nasional, namely Dr Yadzil Yaakub (Bemban) and Dr Mohd Aleef Yusof (Sungai Udang).
Thus far, only seven states had enforced anti-hopping law, namely Selangor, Penang, Perak, Perlis, Negeri Sembilan, Kelantan and Sarawak. - Bernama
