Share |

Friday 8 August 2014

Now, Selangor PKR want Azmin to be MB

Selangor PKR information chief Shuhaimi Shafiei and party secretary Amirudin Shari hope that there is room to suggest one more name.

PETALING JAYA: The Menteri Besar (MB) saga has taken another twist. Selangor PKR now want deputy president Azmin Ali to be the MB.

In a joint statement, Selangor PKR information chief Shuhaimi Shafiei and party secretary Amirudin Shari said this was the stand that should have been taken by state PKR leaders in a chaotic press conference on Wednesday.

“We have been informed that the central leadership has settled on just one name to replace Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim as the MB.

“If that has been decided, we will adhere to the party’s directive, but we hope there is room to suggest one more name,” they said in the statement.

Chaos ensued at a press conference held by the Selangor PKR on Wednesday, when two contradictory statements were released to reporters.

Ampang MP Zuraida Kamaruddin read out a statement endorsing PKR president Wan Azizah Wan Ismail as the new MB, but press statements urging the party to consider Azmin as a candidate were initially distributed.

No comments: