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Malaysian
Hockey Confederation President Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah has issued an
ultimatum to the affiliates – merge the men and ladies at state level by 31st
December 2012 or risk losing their right to vote in MHC.
And
he went a step further as not only did he take the MHC administration to task
for the poor performance but warned Sub Committee Chairman that they might be
replaced if they do not live up to what is expected of them.
In
issuing the warning at the MHC Annual General Meeting, Tengku Abdullah said
that MHC was dead serious in this matter and no extension will be given to the
affiliates as this was a serious matter as it is inline with the regulations of
the International Hockey Federation (FIH).
“Those
who fail to merge will not be eligible to vote at our meetings. We will make
sure they do and although they will not lose their affiliation, they will lose
their voting right,” said Tengku Abdullah.
Currently
Penang, Kedah, Malacca, Kuala Lumpur, Johor, Armed Forces and Police have on
entity resprsenting them while Sarawak have formed a pro-term committee to
administer hockey in the state.
Those
who have yet to merge are Selangor, Perak, Negri Sembilan, Pahang, Sabah and
Terengganu while Perlis and Kelantan do not have a womens wing.
However
Tengku Abdullah may well want to have a look at the MHC Constitution as taking
away their voting rights is a dicey affair if not provided for in the
Constitution. It would be easir to revoke their affiliation as that will ensure
that the merger will proceed without hitches.
With
regards to the Chairmanships, Tengku Abdullah had this to say;
“ I
am in the process of reviewing some committees and I hope this call is enough
to wake them up. I will look up at the important ones and we hope to buck up
from here.
“I
hope that the administration to take heed from this and improve.”
On
the FIH Congress, Tengku Abdullah said that it will an interesting conest and
he was taking all in good faith.
“It
does not matter if I am in or not as I am here to serve hockey. I hope that
Asian countries will support my candidancy in the forthcoming elections,” added
Tengku Abdullah.
