What About Local Council Election?

To be honest, when I came across this issue on conversion of Queensbay project land from leasehold to freehold (a no no in the National Land Code) raised by the Sun yesterday, I thought it was done by the previous state government. Turns out I am wrong.

Source: http://queensbayshoppingmall.com/queensbay-mall/panoramic-photography-of-queensbay-mall

Apparently, the present CM, Guan Eng might have blundered in his zeal to try to revive a stalled project by defending the conversion. Anil Netto opined it might be because Penang is starved of monies (is it a surprise since BN is still in control of the federal govt?). But seriously, this is not really an excuse since the CM office should have lots of advisers to assist him. Even if it was not so, Guan Eng has been playing up a lot of previous mistakes done by the previous state government in relation to land in the past few months. Perhaps it is high time he apologise and think of a way to ensure compliance with the Federal law?

Of course if he is adamant about interpreting it like the way he cited:

..Section 76(aa)(iii) of the NLC which says land could be converted “where the State Authority is satisfied that there are special circumstances which render it appropriate to do so”.

despite Ms Agatha Foo, a senior conveyance lawyer stating that:

...Proviso in section 76 of the NLC, which Lim had overlooked in his assembly reply.

Foo noted that the proviso expressly prohibits the state from disposing of “any part of the foreshore or sea-bed for a period exceeding ninety-nine years”.

Source: http://www.answers.com/topic/penang

Then my question is, to be consistent in defying federal laws, why don't he push for the local council election? I believe there are also ways to get round the Local Government Act 1976 based on some loopholes cited by planning lawyer, Derek Fernandez.

Pakatan Rakyat state governments have to make sure they are consistent and fulfill all its promises in the best ability that they can. But to cite oversight is something that shouldn't happen in the first place and all necessary corrective actions should be taken. Whatever the excuse may be, they must be accountable for their actions.

I for one don't want Pakatan turn into another BN when they take over the Federal government.