Wee dares CM to answer just five questions

PETALING JAYA: After rebutting the 10 allegations by Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng on the “so-called lies” against the state government, Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong went live on Facebook to dare Lim to answer five questions.

The MCA deputy president urged Lim to respond honestly to the questions that he did not answer directly in the past.

One of the five questions touched on the special purpose vehicle’s (SPV) paid-up capital.

Dr Wee wants Lim to answer whether the SPV still fulfilled the RM381mil requirement fixed by the state government.

“Does the state government allow SPV shareholders who signed the agreement to be replaced arbitrarily? Is the agreement still valid?

“If the SPV was the one which won the bid at that time, will they still get the project contract (after the change in partnership)?” asked the Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department.

Dr Wee also raised questions whether Beijing Urban Construction Group (BUCG) had substantially withdrawn from the SPV in 2015 and retained only 0.00571% in equity; even before MACC started investigating the mega project and before the fatal crane accident in Kuala Lumpur on Aug 25, 2016.

It was reported that BUCG was left out of the project following the accident.

“How much in payments have BUCG received from October 2013, till now?

“Why was the feasibility study of the three main roads only completed in 2017 after much delay and only after that the environmental impact assessment approval for the highways was submitted?

“Why is the feasibility study for the undersea tunnel not released till now?” Dr Wee questioned.

He also queried why the cost of the feasibility study and detailed design report for the 10.53km North Coastal Paired Road from Tanjung Bungah to Teluk Bahang accounted for a third of the construction cost and higher than that of the undersea tunnel.

Dr Wee urged Lim to clearly inform how the RM305mil for the reports were spent and what company was in charge of it.

“Lim had once said that contracts will also be signed with the individual companies within the SPV. Where are the individual contracts which were signed?

“I hope Lim Guan Eng can answer these questions properly and solve the puzzles. This is because all of these are related to the real meaning of an open tender.

“Guan Eng, don’t ask me where I got the information. The crux of the issue is whether the information is correct and you just say yes or no,” said Dr Wee.