ROS receives notice of PPBM annual general assembly (AGM), that is set to be held on 30 December 2017 at Shah Alam IDCC

RoS has received notice of PPBM's upcoming AGM

ARFA YUNUS
New Straits Times26 December 2017



KUALA LUMPUR: The Registrar of Societies (Ros) today confirmed that it has been notified of Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia’s (PPBM) annual general assembly (AGM), set to be held on Saturday.

RoS director-general Surayati Ibrahim said PPBM has sent a letter to the agency to notify it of the assembly, adding that RoS has taken note of the party’s intention. “It is the responsibility of a party to hold an AGM as stipulated by its constitution. However, it is not RoS’ SOP (standard operating procedure) to monitor any political party’s AGM,” she said.

On Nov 17, Surayati said the RoS did not recognise PPBM's extraordinary general meeting (EGM) held on Nov 2 last year as only 12 of its supreme council members attended the meeting.

This led to a delay over Pakatan Harapan’s registration as an official opposition pact.

PPBM chairman Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad had previously said that the reason PPBM could not hold an AGM was due to the party's poor organisational structure as its divisions and branches had failed to hold meetings at their respective levels.

However, last week, PPBM deputy president Datuk Seri Mukhriz Mahathir said the party will hold its first AGM on Dec 30, where 990 delegates from 137 divisions will be attending.

Asked if the attendance of 990 delegates is sufficient for the party’s AGM to be recognised, Surayati said it is too premature for her to comment.

“This is technical. I will have to wait for the assembly to conclude in order to evaluate,” she said.

Mukhriz had said that the assembly will take place at the Shah Alam Ideal Convention Center (IDCC). © New Straits Times Press