SHAH ALAM, 12 Feb: In the principle of accountability and transparency, a special committee has been appointed by the Chief Minister to monitor the expenses of the Selangor State Development Corporation (PKNS); PKNS Holdings Sdn Bhd.
The Chief Minister, Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim, said that the committee consists of three Selangor Exco members; Iskandar Abdul Samad, Rodziah Ismail and Datuk Teng Chang Khim, to closely monitor the spending of PKNS funds.
“After discussing with the General Manager of PKNS, Azlan Alifiah, regarding the financial management of PKNS over the past six years, we have found that there were issues involving ethics of using and spending the funds that need to be improved.
“Furthermore, we were told that there was an investigation by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) against the alleged abuse of funds for the football team that is still pending,” he said in a press conference after chairing the State Government Council Meeting this afternoon.
He said that the monitoring would involve spending of funds for the PKNS football team amounting to RM9 million a year, RM5 million per year for entrepreneur development and the expenses of the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) amounting to RM30 million a year.
“We will monitor PKNS developments carefully to ensure that company resources are managed in a professional and transparent manner.
“It is important to give the maximum benefit to the people of Selangor, in line with the State Revenue For The People agenda,” he said.
