PENANG: The controversial Penang Global City Centre (PGCC) project saga continued with Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng being labelled as ignorant, naive and playing politics.

Hurling these accusations at Lim was former local government committee chairman Datuk Dr Teng Hock Nan, who called a press conference to respond to Lim’s call to Teng and former chief minister Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon to answer three key issues surrounding the RM25 billion project.

Teng, did not mince his words when he said Lim was not fit to take on the responsibility as the chief minister.

“Why is he harping on this issue incessantly instead of starting his job to helm the state government as chief minister? His accusations against Koh and me are baseless, and reflect his ignorance,” Teng said.

He added that instead of blowing up the PGCC issue in the media, Lim had all the access to information on the project, which could be obtained from the state government officials.

“There are numerous reports and various documents which he could obtain and ask for a briefing on the project. Why do we have to explain or answer to him? The way he is acting surprises me, and I will not refer to him as the Chief Minister since he is not behaving like one,” Teng said at the press conference held at the Gerakan Penang headquarters.

Teng, who issued a press statement last Saturday on the PGCC project, said there was also no necessity for the previous state government to apologise to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

“Abdullah knew he was launching the conceptual plan of the project, which was part of the marketing strategy of the developer.

“He was also aware that the approvals were not given, as he had during the launching directed that the necessary approvals be given in order for the project to be carried out without any delays.