Former senior Treasury accountant Nik Ahmad Azmi Nik Md Daud has criticized recent calls for Sarawak or independent auditors to review Petronas' accounts, calling them unwarranted and alarming. He stressed that such demands undermine established governance structures and oversight mechanisms already in place. Nik Ahmad highlighted that Petronas is subject to stringent internal controls and regulatory scrutiny both nationally and internationally, asserting, “This is not how the system works, and more importantly, it should not work that way.” His remarks come amid rising political pressure for more localized financial oversight of the national oil company.