Rodziah: I don't support Khalid

 

Selangor executive council member Rodziah Ismail, the sole PKR member not sacked by the menteri besar, will resign from her post.

Asked of this at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport tonight, she said: "Yes I will (resign)."

Rodziah, who arrived from Bangkok where she was undergoing training, said that she supports Pakatan Rakyat.

"I am back for Pakatan Rakyat," she told Malaysiakini curtly when asked if she supports Khalid, before rushing into her car.

Selangor Menteri Besar Abdul Khalid Ibrahim earlier today said that Rodziah (right) is not sacked from her post as he wants to first ascertain if she supports him.

The other PKR and DAP assemblypersons on the exco - Elizabeth Wong, Daroyah Ali, Teng Chang Khim, V Ganabatirau and Ean Yong Hian Wah - were sacked on Tuesday.

This marked the collapse of the Pakatan Rakyat Selangor government.

Khalid said that this is because the five breached an oath of loyalty, by forming a "bloc to undermine the exco's efficiency".

He said they did so by signing a media statement to say that they will limit their interaction with him during this "transition" period until a new MB is appointed.

Rodziah name was listed among those who signed the media statement, but was overseas at the time.

Khalid, who was sacked from PKR on Saturday for refusing to step down as MB, has obtained consent from the Selangor sultan to remain in the post.

He now governs Selangor with the minimum of four exco members - all from PAS - as provided for in the state constitution.

The palace has also consented to the termination of the five exco members.

The PAS exco members (above with Khalid) said they will remain in the post as long as Khalid does not appoint Umno assemblypersons onto the exco.


Selangor crisis today

10am: PAS exco members say they will resign if Umno assemblypersons are appointed onto the exco.

10.19am: Sacked exco members from PKR and DAP arrive at work as usual.

10.37am: Law expert Abdul Aziz Bari contradicts another expert Gurdial Singh Nijar, by saying that the sacking of 5 exco members is lawful.

10.48am: PAS deputy president Mohamad Sabu urges party to side with Pakatan against MB Khalid.

12.27pm: PAS calls on PKR to name a new MB candidate, after the palace rejects Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail's request for an audience.

12.46pm: Sacked exco members are told to vacate their offices

1.48pm: Khalid says exco member from PKR, Rodziah Ismail, who is overseas, is not sacked as she may still support Khalid.

3.33pm: Khalid says he is not appointing new exco members from Umno, for now.

4pm: PAS MP Khalid Samad says while waiting for PAS' decision, the MB has 'enough rope to hang himself'.

5pm: MB issues legal letter to PKR secretary-general demanding apology for the 'corruption dossier'.

11.36pm: Rodziah says she does not support Khalid and will resign from the exco.