KOTA PADAWAN: Lo Khere Chiang will no longer be the Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) chairman, but he will still be at the people’s service.
Lo, who headed MPP for 11 years, is stepping down following a state ruling that council chairmen and their deputies who have served for more than nine years will be replaced.
His tenure officially ends on Friday (Mar 31) but Lo assured that he will continue to serve his Batu Kitang constituency as their assemblyman.
He said working and serving the people are among the things he enjoyed the most.
“I actually never thought of retiring, because I love serving the people, especially as their assemblyman.
“I will continue to serve the people there and I will do it even better than before,” he said, adding he will be around to assist MPP should the need arise.
“I know a lot of people will come to see me, and they will. I have no doubt about that. For sure, I will continue to my job even though I am no longer sitting on this chair,” he told reporters after delivering his farewell speech at the MPP committee room in Kota Padawan today.
At the same time, he said that former political secretary to Deputy Premier Datuk Sri Dr Sim Kui Hian, Tan Kai will replace him.
“His appointment will be this Saturday (April 1) at 10 am.
“There will also be swearing-in of new councillors, comprising 20 new faces,” Lo added.
He hoped that the re-appointed councillors will lead and guide their new colleagues.
Meanwhile, the chairmen and their deputies, and councillors of all the 26 local councils in the state under the Public Health, Housing and Local Government Ministry who have served nine years and above will relinquish their positions and replaced by new faces.
The state-wide swearing-in of the new chairmen, their deputies and new councillors will be held on April 1.
Nevertheless, the ruling will not affect the Kuching North City Council (DBKU) and Bintulu Development Authority (BDA) which come under the Department of the Premier Of Sarawak.
And the positions of Kuching South City Council (MBKS) Mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng, Kota Samarahan Municipal Council chairman Datuk Peter Minos, Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) chairman Clarence Ting, and Miri City Council Mayor Adam Yii are not affected because the four have served less than nine years.
