At long last after initial gung-ho revelations that never materialised after dares and counter dares, Guan Eng is set to make public the revelations of improper land deals by the previous BN government..
Although the Gerakan Adviser as previous CM has a lot to explain, the actual man on the firing line is his Deputy who was in charge of land administration.
The Star reported today that former deputy Chief Minister Datuk Seri Abdul Rashid Abdullah had failed to give an explanation before the April 28 deadline sset by present CM Lim Guan Eng.
Spculation has been rife all this while whether Guaqn Eng really had the stuff that would point to maladministration by Tsu Khoon. It appeared until now that he was guilty of shooting his mouth off and was merely scoring political points.
The land scams, it is thought involves conversion of land from leasehold to freehold that involved payment of millions in conversion fees that were allegedly forgone by the State from cronies close to the BN government or involving in certain instances, public companies. One piece of land involved is a golf course in the Bayan Lepas area.
It isleft to be seen whether the scandal can be explained away by errors of judgment by the politicians or state officers involved or more seriously as suspected, whether they reveal elements of criminality and corruption.
Be that as it may, the non revelations after the initial bruha was affecting Guan Eng's credibility in th eyes of the island's incisive political observers and pundits, not to mention the rakyat
The Echo
