Anwar: Azmin not replacing Khalid as S’gor MB

PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim today dismissed claims that PKR deputy president Mohamed Azmin Ali will replace Abdul Khalid Ibrahim as the menteri besar of Selangor.

He said it was needless to effect a change, and claimed that Selangor was among the better administered states in the country besides Penang.

“If there is to be any change, I will surely know about it. The newspapers seem to know more,” he told a news conference at the lobby of Parliament.

He was asked to comment on a report in a Malay-language daily about talk that Azmin would replace Abdul Khalid as several people in PKR were unhappy with the latter’s style of administration.

Khalid was criticised by Anwar recently, with the latter quoted as having said that the Selangor menteri besar had failed to expend the state’s revenue well.

Commenting on the criticism, Anwar said: “Abdul Khalid appointed me as the (economic) adviser (to the Selangor state government); that was why I made the remark. I have the responsibility to remind (Abdul Khalid).”

Citing complaints about potholes on Selangor roads, Anwar said it was better to expend more revenue to provide better infrastructure and to spend on education.

“I receive complaints about roads in Shah Alam every week. So, I remind Abdul Khalid to be mindful of officers who present good reports when actually the situation is otherwise,” he said.

-FMT