Nurul Izzah resigns as PKR vice-president, Penang PKR chief
KUCHING: Permatang Pauh MP Nurul Izzah Anwar has resigned as Parti Keadilan Rakyat ( PKR) vice-president and relinquished her appointment as Penang PKR chief. Nurul Izzah said the party leadership had been informed of her decision.
“My work a selected representative for the people of Permatang Pauh and as a legislator will continue until my term expires. I will also remain as an ordinary member of Keadilan.
“I will also no longer serve the federal government in any capacity. I leave the decision as to my role in the Penang state-level government-linked companies to the party leadership,” she said in a press statement yesterday.
Nurul Izzah said she remains a member of the parliamentary back bench committed to reforms.
“I also leave it to the leadership the decision as to my status as a member of the Public Accounts Committee ( PAC). I had earlier relinquished my post as chair of the Bills Committee in favour of the PAC.”
She said May 9 this year had been a watershed for many reasons, among others, a peaceful transition at federal power and Malaysians seeing the enlargement of their democratic space for reforms to be initiated.
However, she said the successful completion of the promised reform agenda by Pakatan Harapan remained to be seen.
“As such, it remains crucial that all stakeholders continue pressing for the fulfi lment of the reforms, as well as the continuation of policies and programmes of the previous government if proven to be beneficial for the rakyat.”
She noted her journey in politics began in 1998 – more as a political awakening, and eventually as part of the central leadership of PKR.
“I thank the members of Keadilan for according me the opportunity to serve them all this while. There are beliefs and ideals I hold dear and I feel that I can be most true to them by taking this course of action I am now announcing.”
She said her only regret was not making the announcement sooner.
“It has not been an easy decision to arrive at. The pace of political developments has been relentless for the last nine months, with party elections fol lowing a gruel ling general election campaign. Now that I have had the chance to take stock of where I stand in relation to politics, I am resolved to doing the right thing. I wish the leadership and the party the very best,” she added.