ALOR STAR – The Kedah government has identified a candidate to fill the vacancy left following the resignation of Datuk Suraya Yaacob as a state executive council member, said Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor.
He said the name of the new candidate would soon be presented to the Sultan of Kedah Sultan Al Aminul Karim Sultan Sallehuddin Sultan Badlishah for consent.
“We already have the name of the candidate but we cannot announce it yet because we need to get consent from the sultan of Kedah first,” he told reporters here today when asked if there was a candidate to replace Suraya as chairman of the state’s public works, energy, and water supply and resources committees.
Suraya, who is the Sg Tiang assemblyman, resigned on Octpber 13.
Sanusi said he hoped that the position could be filled before the start of the state assembly session at the end of the month, and if there was still no replacement by then, he would bear the responsibility of answering questions related to the portfolio during the session.
Meanwhile, Sanusi said he had no plans to contest a parliamentary seat in the looming 15th general election.
He added that the division of parliamentary seats in Kedah among Perikatan Nasional parties had been completed, but could not be announced yet.
Earlier, Sanusi witnessed the signing of a memorandum of understanding between KXP AirportCity Holdings and 10 strategic industry partners for the Kedah Aerotropolis development project. – Bernama, October 20, 2022
