The Terengganu state authorities has taken supply of a number of new Mazda SUVs which shall be used for the menteri besar and government councillors, with pictures of the automobiles being posted on social media lately.
Following the posting of those pictures that has since gone viral, netizens questioned the need of the SUVs and the state authorities was instructed to return clear on the procurement. As reported by Bernama, Terengganu state secretary Datuk Seri Tengku Farok Hussin Tengku Abdul Jalil mentioned the acquisition of the brand new SUVs was a traditional routine and didn’t violate any legal guidelines or laws.
He added that the automobile acquisition was deliberate earlier this yr and accepted by the state finances final yr, and the matter shouldn’t be a problem as a result of it adopted correct process. Nonetheless, he mentioned some have intentionally politicised the problem, because it concerned menteri besar Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar and the state management.
“It’s regular follow. When there’s a change in authorities, the automobiles shall be changed. When the four-wheel drive automobiles have been bought for the forestry division final yr, nobody raised the problem. Why increase the matter now?” he requested when met by reporters yesterday.
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