The Sultan of Johor is expected to agree to the dissolution of the State assembly today (April 4).
Outgoing Menteri Besar Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman has meanwhile been on the ground since yesterday to rally the Johor BN troops for the final push towards the polling day. He is not expected to take a break from his schedule today despite the confirmation that he will not continue as MB.
Sources close to Ghani indicated that members of the Johor Umno leadership are committed to remain united behind him until his tenure ends at the appointment of his successor after the election.
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Johor will have a new menteri besar after the coming GE13.
The current menteri besar, Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman is not going to defend his Serom state seat.
Sources within Kota Iskandar nonetheless said Ghani, who has been preparing and fine tuning the Johor Barisan Nasional machinery since right after the 2008 general election will lead his team into the electoral battle before relinquishing his party and government posts.
It is however not yet clear whether Ghani will instead contest a parliament seat which in this case should be Ledang where he is the Umno division chief.
Ghani who will be 67 on Nov 14 this year is the longest serving Johor Menteri Besar, holding the post since 1995.
Under his tenure, Johor has developed into the most important growth area of the country with the introduction of the Iskandar Malaysia development region and other major economic projects such as the mammoth petroleum hub in Pengerang which is his brainchild.
Development of the rural areas has also not been neglected and among Ghani's most significant achievements was the construction of over 5,000 kilometers of village roads throughout the State via Kumpulan Prasarana Rakyat Johor which otherwise would not have been able to be completed beyond 2020.
For now, the leading contender for the Johor Menteri Besar post in the event BN retains power in the State is Datuk Md Othman Yusoff who is the Tanjong Piai Umno division chief and Kukup assemblyman.
Othman, who is a businessman by profession is said to be the preferred choice of the Johor palace.
Your observations are way off target man!
ReplyDeletehuhu.md othman. bertanding pun tidak. aduhai annie.
ReplyDeletedrmuzi
Saya tak cakap pasal bertanding, saya cakap pasal bakal MB pilihan istana.
DeleteHahah...kalau tak bertanding macammana boleh cakap pasal bakal MB!! duh...btw betul...your observations are way off target!! If you say Khaled Nordin or Nurjazlan gua percaya la...lu tanya la Istana Annie!!
DeleteMemamg la tak cakap pasal bertanding...tapi kalau tak bertanding, tak usah la cakap pasal bakal MB...mutually exclusive la. Btw betul...your observations are way off target. Kalau predict Khaled Nordin or Nurjazlan, boleh la gua percaya observations you ni. Tanya lah Istana, Annie!!
Deletedah umum bakal calon BN ke ?? kan belum....beliau masih ada peluang....
Deletenama lain tak ada ke ?
Anak Johor,
DeleteKalau saya letak nama Khaled dengan Jazlan, tu dah obvious sangat la pulak. Letak nama Tok Moi kan seronok sikit. Boleh kita main teka teki.
Anon 14:33
Difahamkan memang Ghani dah tak nak jadi MB pun. Dia rasa dia dah buat yang terbaik untuk Johor. Dia pun bukan jenis yang gila kuasa. Dah ramai sangat yang ghairah nak jadi MB, so dia bagi je lah. Tu belum kira yang nak mengatur nak letak lembu dia orang kat Kota Iskandar lagi tu. Hari tu pun ramai blogger hentam dia kata macam macam. Blogger Umno pulak tu.. Biar lah Ghani berehat.
Pasal nama lain tu, awak tengok kat sini pun dah timbul nama Khaled dengan Jazlan. Amacam, ok tak nama-nama tu?
Maaf, saya agak kurang yakin kalau ada mana-mana ahli politik kata dah tak nak jadi MB.. selagi boleh, memang semua nak kekal jadi MB exco etc etc.
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JB Boy,
DeleteI used to think like you, that was until I met Ghani in person.
Maybe DS Khaled Nordin:))
ReplyDeleteWell whatever I am happy that we will have a new MB ..ie from BN/UMNO off course . I think for Ghani to continue being MB is much too much.We have so many new and younger set of people..Ghani shouldnt overstay. Let new blood to lead and manage the State.
ReplyDeleteI hope you will still be happy five years from now. Maybe Johor at that time will be something like Selangor or maybe Penang.
DeleteKhalid Nordin 100%
ReplyDeleteannie, kalau tak bertanding ADUN, mcmana mahu jadi MB mah.
ReplyDeletedrmuzi
Dr Muzi,
DeleteI think you should know better when it comes to reading between the lines.
sudah Annie...jangan nak promote si kaki kelentong, wang sudah masuk kocek kut hehehehehe !!
ReplyDeleteThe next Menteri Besar of Johor is our great Hishammuddin !!
Yes, Hishammuddin also can become Johor MB. As long as you are happy, I'm fine with it.
DeleteMasaalahnya oghang M'or tetap akan jadi MB . Sejak zaman Hasan Yunus sampai ke la, Ajib ( oghang Pontian) saja yang dapat rasa jadi MB, itu pun satu term. Oghang Penggaram, Kota, Mersing , Jemaluang pun teringin jugak jadi MB, ini asyik asyik oghang M'or
ReplyDeleteSometimes I wonder why anyone wants to become an MB. The work is hard. And if the person is not thinking of abusing the power or being corrupt, he/she will not gain anything much for him/her self. It actually takes a lot of self sacrifice to do the job of an MB if the intention is to serves agama, bangsa dan negara.
DeleteVery sad to see a competent, humble leader like Ghani go. The stakes for the next generation of leaders has just risen and I hope that they can remain united and put aside their own interests while facing the opposition challenge.
ReplyDeleteI am sad too.
DeleteSaya lebih yakin klau YB Dato Maulizan Bujang jadi MB, pasal dia pegang potfolio penting EXCO negeri yg lepas...
ReplyDeleteSorry, Maulizan is a good man but he will not become an MB. Well, not this time.
DeleteHopefully bukan khaled. Why? Biarlag calon mb Johor org yg bersih dan normal.
ReplyDeleteSbb yg sama tak mau hisham jd mb johor. Period.
I hope Datuk Shahrir becomes MB... Anybody agree?
ReplyDeleteSHARIR SAMAD AS MB JOHOR 100% AGREE.....
ReplyDelete100% AGREED DATUK SHAHRIR AS NEW A MB JOHOR. EXCELLENT..
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