Speaker yet to be notified of Hamzah's resignation as Opposition Leader


KUALA LUMPUR: Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul (pic) has yet to receive any notification letter on the resignation of Larut MP Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin as Opposition Leader.

Johari confirmed the matter when contacted on Wednesday (April 15).

"Not yet (received the letter)," he said briefly.

Last Sunday, Perikatan Nasional chairman Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar confirmed that Hamzah is no longer holding the post of Opposition Leader.

Ahmad Samsuri said that following the resignation, he had instructed Perikatan secretary-general Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan to send an official letter to inform the Dewan Rakyat Speaker of the vacancy. - Bernama

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