Gurun By-election? Johari Abdul abandoned the people of Gurun, Kedah State and Sultan just to become Speaker of Dewan Rakyat? Election Commission silence disturbing?

Johari Abdul was recently appointed as the Speaker of Dewan Rakyat - and, to do so, he resigned as the ADUN of Gurun, where he was also the Opposition Leader of the Kedah State Assembly. 

Johari won the Gurun seat in the 14th general election (GE14) as a Pakatan Harapan candidate with a majority of 4,207 votes, against contenders from Barisan Nasional (BN), PAS and an Independent.

So, was this a BETRAYAL of the people of Gurun - who now will not have a peoples' representative in the Kedah State Assembly. They elected him as their 'wakil rakyat' for the full term of the Kedah State Assembly, and note that the next State Election at latest could be on September 2023.

Interestingly, we are not hearing anything about the by-election for the Gurun State Assembly Constituency - why is the Election Commission silent, when the notis of resignation was received on 13th December?

The Election Commission should have already informed the people of Gurun, the dates of the election for the NEW Gurun ADUN. There is still more than 9 months until the last date when the State Assembly would be dissolved and the State Elections happens.

The people of Gurun is entitled to have a ADUN as so many important decisions could be debated and made from 13th December.

Rightly, the election dates could have been held in January 2023.

Malaysia is a Federation - and State governments are just as important as Federal Government.

What Johari Abdul can be seen as act of disrespect to the Kedah State and the Sultan, more so since he resigned just to be appointed as Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat. If his resignation was due to health reasons, or some other good reasons, it may be acceptable.

Did Johari Abdul have any discussion with the people of the Gurun Constituency - or did he simply resign because Prime Minister Anwar or Pakatan Harapan told him to. So, does this mean the people of Gurun are not important, or LESS important?

Did he inform the Kedah Sultan, and get the Malay Ruler's consent before tendering his resignation? One wonders.

All in all, this tell us a lot about our new Dewan Rakyat Speaker...

Johari Abdul is new Dewan Rakyat speaker

Bernama

Disember 19, 2022 11:15 MYT

Former Gurun assemblyman Datuk Johari Abdul was elected as the new Speaker of Dewan Rakyat to replace Tan Sri Azhar Azizan Harun. - Facebook photo

 

KUALA LUMPUR: Former Gurun assemblyman Datuk Johari Abdul was elected as the new Speaker of Dewan Rakyat to replace Tan Sri Azhar Azizan Harun.

 

Johari, who was proposed by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim garnered 147 votes against the opposition's nominee, former Home Minister Tan Sri Mohd Radzi Sheikh Ahmad, who obtained only 74 votes.

 

The motion to elect the new Speaker was made soon after the First Meeting of the First Session of the 15th Parliament began at 10 am.

 

Dewan Rakyat secretary Nizam Mydin Bacha Mydin said he received the written nominations for Johari and Mohd Radzi on Dec 5.

 

On Dec Azhar Azizan officially stepped down as the Speaker on Dec18 after holding the post since July 13, 2020.

 

Meanwhile, Johari after taking his oath of office said that it was a great honour and a huge responsibility for him to fulfil for the country.

 

"I do solemnly pledge to do my level best to fulfil the responsibility entrusted to me. All my experiences as an Administrative and Diplomatic officer, businessman, Member of Parliament (MP) and assemblyman will be used to fulfil his huge responsibility," he said.

 

Johari, who is also the former Sungai Petani MP, also called on all MPs to respect his position as the Speaker on the basis of responsibility and not on personal capacity.

 

He also reminded them to use the Dewan Rakyat as a platform to build and convey wise and constructive views and to always put the interests of the country above their political and personal goals.

 

The meeting continues with the swearing-in of all 222 MPs who won their respective seats in the recently concluded 15th General Election.

Johari Abdul vacates Gurun state seat

FMT Reporters

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December 18, 2022 10:13 AM

The former Sungai Petani MP reportedly confirmed he was among the candidates for the role of Dewan Rakyat Speaker earlier this month.

PETALING JAYA: PKR’s Johari Abdul has vacated his Gurun state seat in Kedah.

This further fuels speculation that the former Sungai Petani MP will be elected as the new Dewan Rakyat Speaker when the lower house convenes tomorrow.

Last week, Johari reportedly confirmed that he would be the Pakatan Harapan (PH) nominee for the role.

In a video message to FMT, Johari said he resigned as Gurun assemblyman last Tuesday, adding that Kedah state assembly speaker Juhari Bulat had accepted his resignation letter.

He expressed his gratitude to the people of Gurun for their support over the years.

When asked if his rumoured appointment as Dewan Rakyat Speaker was true, Johari said all would be revealed tomorrow. The lower house will convene for two days from tomorrow, with the election of a new Speaker being the first item on the agenda.

Johari was a three-term Sungai Petani MP and served as Bakar Arang assemblyman and later Gurun assemblyman for one term each.

He did not defend his Sungai Petani seat in the recent general election (GE15). However, his son Taufiq Johari contested as the PH candidate and won the seat.

Johari had also taken over as Kedah opposition leader in the state assembly in October, replacing Alor Mengkudu assemblyman Phahrolrazi Mohd Zawawi, who had been sacked as Kedah Amanah chief.

With Johari vacating the Gurun seat, PH now has nine seats in the 36-seat Kedah state assembly. PAS has the most seats with 15, followed by Bersatu (6), while Umno and Pejuang have two each. - FMT, 18/12/2022

 

Tercalon Speaker Parlimen, Johari letak jawatan ADUN Gurun
oleh KHAIRIL ANWAR MOHD AMIN18 Disember 2022 08:25am

Persidangan pertama Majlis Mesyuarat Dewan Rakyat ke-15 pada 19 Disember ini bakal menyaksikan pelantikan Speaker Parlimen dan dua Timbalan Speaker baharu. (Gambar kecil: Johari Abdul)

SHAH ALAM - Spekulasi pencalonan bekas Ahli Parlimen Sungai Petani, Datuk Johari Abdul sebagai Speaker Parlimen semakin menjadi realiti apabila beliau mengumumkan peletakan jawatan sebagai Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri (ADUN) Gurun di Kedah pada Ahad.

Dalam satu kenyataan menerusi kiriman video Whatsapp, Ketua Pembangkang Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) Kedah itu mengesahkan beliau telah mengutuskan sepucuk surat kepada Speaker DUN Kedah, Datuk Juhari Bulat bagi tujuan itu dengan ia telah sah diterima bertarikh 13 Disember 2022.

Jelas bekas Pengerusi Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Kedah itu, inti pati surat itu menjelaskan beliau memaklumkan kepada Speaker DUN Kedah bahawa kerusi DUN Gurun disandangnya sebelum ini dikosongkan berkuat kuasa secara serta-merta pada tarikh surat dihantar.

"Di kesempatan ini, saya ingin mengucapkan ribuan terima kasih kepada Datuk Speaker yang telah memberi ruang kepada saya untuk mengambil bahagian secara aktif dalam DUN Kedah.

"Saya juga ingin mengucapkan terima kasih tidak terhingga kepada seluruh rakyat Gurun dan pengundi-pengundi saya di sana.

"Tuan-tuan dan puan-puan telah pun memberikan kerjasama dan kepercayaan luar biasa terhadap saya dalam menjalankan tugasan sebagai ADUN Gurun. Insya-ALLAH kita akan berjumpa lagi dan saya yakin hubungan baik kita akan berkekalan dalam membangunkan negeri Kedah," kata beliau dalam satu kenyataan video yang dikirimkan melalui aplikasi Whatsapp kepada Sinar Harian pada Ahad.

Sebelum ini, nama Johari disebut-sebut antara calon bagi jawatan Speaker Parlimen yang mengadakan sidang majlis mesyuarat penggal pertama pertama persidangan Dewan Rakyat pasca Pilihan Raya Umum ke-15 (PRU15) pada 19 November ini.

Selain nama Johari yang mewakili blok kerajaan, nama bekas Ahli Parlimen Kangar, Tan Sri Mohd Radzi Sheikh Ahmad difahamkan turut dicalonkan blok pembangkang diketuai Perikatan Nasional (PN) bagi jawatan itu. - Sinar Harian, 18/12/2022