The Penang government has finally inked the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission's (MACC) anti-corruption pledge after its 10 recommendations on how to combat graft were included.

Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng read out the pledge loudly, echoed by his state executive council members, assemblypersons and department heads, before signing the document.

The signing ceremony was also witnessed by MACC chief commissioner Dzulkifli Ahmad and state chief Abdul Aziz Aban.

During his welcoming address, Lim said the MACC plus-10 integrity pledge is the first in Malaysia.

He pledged to govern the state with integrity, expressing that more efforts will be done to fight corruption.

"We are ready to cooperate with anyone to curb graft".

Earlier, Dzulkifli (photo) who claimed to be uninterested in politics, expressed his disappointment that Penang dragged its feet in signing the document.

During his speech today, Dzulkifli, who hails from Kepala Batas, joked: "I was just concerned about Penang being slow in signing the pledge because I'm a Penangite.

"As the head of MACC, I feel ashamed if Penang does not sign the pledge but at least now, it is not the last to sign".

Dzulkifli said Kelantan will be signing the pledge next week while MACC is still awaiting a date from Selangor, which has agreed to sign.

At a press conference later, Dzulkifli described as special Penang's "plus 10" integrity pledge.

"I have no problem with that, in fact, we encourage it but let it not be empty talk but implemented by the state administration," he added.

Asked if the 10 points should be incorporated into MACC's existing pledge, Dzulkifli replied "Let's wait until after the national polls as we do not know yet who would lead the state governments".

On the delay in signing the pledge, Lim had said MACC did not contact him about the matter, adding that he would agree to sign the pledge if it included the 10 recommendations.

Public declaration of assets belonging to the chief minister and his state executive councillors, open tender system and prohibition from owning state land for public officials are some of the pledges.