BN has numbers to form government in Perak

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 4 Barisan Nasional (BN) has obtained a simple majority to take over the Perak state government following the move by four assemblymen from Pakatan Rakyat to leave their parties and support the BN, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said Wednesday.

The four were Jamaluddin Mohd Radzi (Behrang) and Mohd Osman Jailu (Changkat Jering), both of whom are from Parti Keadilan Rakyat, Hee Yit Foong (Jelapang) of the DAP and Datuk Nasaruddin Hashim (Bota), who recently joined PKR but returned to Umno today, the Deputy Prime Minister said.

"They have given me the mandate to nominate the menteri besar and an undertaking to support the menteri besar nominated by the BN," Najib, who is also the Perak BN chairman, told a news conference.

"In line with this development, I will seek an audience with the Sultan of Perak to officially inform him that the Perak Barisan Nasional has the support needed to form a new government in Perak," Najib said.Bernama


It is the wish of everybody that the new MB and his BN government will introduce policies and programmes that are acceptable to the majority of the rakyat in Perak. Otherwise there will be instability as what had happen during the one year tenure of PR government.