ISKANDAR PUTERI: The weekly Johor state government councillors’ meeting proceeded with out the much-anticipated topic of snap polls being introduced up, in accordance with two exco members.
State Islamic spiritual affairs committee chairman Tosrin Jarvanthi stated the meeting chaired by Mentri Besar Datuk Hasni Mohammad at Bangunan Dato’ Jaafar Muhammad had gone easily.
The Bukit Permai assemblyman, who’s from Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu), stated that no exco members had raised the matter of snap state election with Hasni or whether or not there can be one in Johor.
“Nothing unusual happened at today’s meeting, which went on like normal. We discussed government matters and nothing else.
“There was no discussion at all about the much-speculated snap polls,” he stated when met after attending the meeting at Kota Iskandar right here on Wednesday (Jan 19).
State ladies, household and group growth committee chairman Zaiton Ismail, too, stated no points pertaining to snap polls have been raised at the meeting, which lasted about six hours.
The Sungai Balang assemblyman from Umno added that each one exco members gave their full cooperation to Hasni in the course of the meeting.
“There were no problems raised during the meeting and every exco member just focused on their respective portfolios to make sure that the government runs smoothly,” she stated.
The Johor authorities has 10 state government councillors – 5 every from Barisan Nasional and Bersatu.
The Umno-led authorities in Johor has a easy majority, with 28 seats towards Pakatan Harapan’s 27. One seat was left vacant after the passing of former mentri besar Datuk Osman Sapian, who was Kempas assemblyman, on Dec 21.
Currently, the state authorities consists of Umno (14), MIC (two), PAS (one) and Bersatu (11), whereas the Opposition contains DAP (14), PKR (seven) and Amanah (six).
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