KUALA LUMPUR: It is the ruling party’s right to select the new Johor mentri besar, Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad (pix) said today.
When asked if the Sultan of Johor would appoint the mentri besar or acting mentri besar, Mahathir said: “The Sultan has got no role. The role is for the party that won the election to determine who leads.”
Mahathir said the government hopes to appoint an acting mentri besar as soon as possible but it will take some time.
“We have to decide on the candidate. There are several candidates ... it will take a little bit of time but very quickly we will find (the individual),” he said after opening the Kuala Lumpur Islamic Finance Forum 2019 (KLIFF 2019) here.
Mahathir announced yesterday that Datuk Osman Sapian had resigned as Johor mentri besar.
