Azlan Othman

Members of the Legislative Council (LegCo) unanmiously approved the BND5.86 billion budget of all government ministries for Financial Year 2020-2021, before abruptly ending yesterday after only five days following COVID-19 virus outbreak in the country.

This was the shortest Legislative Council session ever since Legislative Council was reinstated back in 2004.

Speaker of the Legislative Council Yang Berhormat Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Lela Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Abdul Rahman bin Dato Setia Haji Mohamed Taib said the session concluded in an extraordinary manner due to the outbreak to protect the people in the country.

“Questions that were given earlier notice by appointed members of the Legislative Council which were normally answered by the ministers will be replied in written form,” the LegCo Speaker said.

“I hope members of the Legislative Council would continue their consultation outside the Legislative Council building with the ministries and officials for positive and significant changes in the administration.”

The LegCo Speaker also thanked personnel involved in tackling the COVID-19 outbreak to make the nation safer. The pandemic which appeared late last year has spread to many countries and claimed many lives globally.

“Quoting World Health Organization (WHO) Chairman speech that ‘this is not a drill but for real’,” the LegCo Speaker said.

He added that the outbreak should be tackled according to the procedures for us to be protected. “We should supplicate for the safety of the people and the nation. We should also enhance productivity to strengthen our economy.”