All abuzz over Amirudin's future
KLANG: Talk had been rife that with the resignation of Economy Minister Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli and Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad from the Cabinet, Selangor Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari may be moved up to be made a federal minister.
Sources within PKR as well as the state administration had also said that Seri Setia assemblyman and chairman of the state Islamic and cultural innovation committee Dr Fahmi Ngah was one of the main candidates who could replace Amirudin as mentri besar.
No one had voiced out against the strong possibility of Amirudin being moved from the state to the federal government.
However, following Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz's announcement that he will be leaving Umno for PKR, efforts have started rolling in to retain the status quo in the Selangor state administration.
Selangor DAP chairman Ng Sze Han, his Amanah counterpart Datuk Izham Hashim and state PKR deputy chief Datuk Borhan Aman Shah issued a joint statement yesterday saying Pakatan Harapan component parties wanted Amirudin to complete his full term as mentri besar.
'This support (for Amirudin) is in line with the need for the Selangor state administration to remain stable and strong to implement the various welfare programmes and policies that have been planned,' said the trio.
They named the Second Selangor Plan, the development of the third port in Pulau Carey and the construction of the Shah Alam Stadium Complex as among the plans undergoing the process of completion under Amirudin's purview.
'The continuity of the main state leadership will deliver a positive message to investors and the business community in Selangor,' said the statement.
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