Faiz invites Kelantan PAS to visit Penang to see the differences

Permatang Pasir state assemblyperson Faiz Fadzil has invited PAS man Mohd Firdaus Nawi to visit Penang to see the differences between how the state and Kelantan are governed.

This came after Firdaus, Kelantan PAS Youth vice-chairperson, criticised Mohammad Agus Yusoff, Community Communication Department (J-Kom) director-general, for his observations lamenting a lack of the basic amenities in the state.

“You cannot deny the fact that Kelantan is facing issues due to weaknesses of the PAS government compared with Penang which is clean under the Pakatan Harapan government,” Faiz claimed in a statement today.

He believed that Kelantan is one of the least developed states in Malaysia because of the PAS government’s failure to advance the local economy and combat poverty as well as tackle critical environmental issues.

Faiz (above) invited Firdaus and his PAS friends to a study tour of Penang to see what could be learned and applied to Kelantan.

“As a Penang state representative, I welcome Firdaus and his PAS friends to have an educational trip to Penang,” he said.

Faiz pointed out that George Town was awarded the Asean clean tourism city title in 2022.

According to him, learning from George Town’s administration will help Kelantan towards a cleaner “Madani” development.

“Under the Harapan government, Penang became one of the earliest states to implement Source Separation Policy since 2016.

“The Penang state government is also implementing the Raw Water Contingency Plan and the raw water capacity is expected to increase by 569 million litres per day by 2030,” said Faiz.

He claimed that in Penang, there are no complaints regarding dirty water, unmanaged waste, or lost employment opportunities.

“Penang is often falsely accused of playing racial and religious sentiments.

“However, in reality, the Malay community here lives in good conditions and Islam is also practised and flourishing very well,” he said.

Penang has been helmed by the DAP-led government since 2008, while PAS has been governing Kelantan since 1990.

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