KANGAR: The Perlis state government has asked that the term of service for the new state secretary be extended to ensure that development planning can be implemented more effectively.
Mentri Besar Mohd Shukri Ramli said he expressed this request to Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof (pic) yesterday, adding that Fadillah agreed to raise the matter to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
He spoke to reporters after the state-level National Sports Day opening ceremony at Kompleks Sukan Tuanku Syed Putra here on Saturday (Oct 12), officiated by Fadillah.
The new state secretary Datuk Rahimi Ismail reported for duty on Friday (Oct 11) replacing Datuk Che Murad Sayang Ramjan, who will be appointed as the director-general of Social Welfare in Putrajaya. Che Murad was appointed the Perlis state secretary on July 3.
Throughout Mohd Shukri’s term as the Menteri Besar since 2022, Perlis has had five state secretaries. - Bernama
