Kenny not expecting last-minute surprises at BAM election
KUALA LUMPUR: BA of Malaysia (BAM) secretary-general Datuk Kenny Goh does not expect any last-minute surprises at the national body's election-cum-Annual General Meeting (AGM) this Saturday.
However, Kenny said the BAM constitution allows affiliated members to submit nominations up until the day of the AGM.
BAM will elect a new president to succeed Tan Sri Norza Zakaria at the AGM.
Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz has been nominated for the top post, and he has secured majority support from the BAM council.
"For now, Tengku Zafrul remains the sole nominee for the president's post, and I don't foresee that changing," Kenny said today.
"But in accordance with BAM's constitution, there is no fixed nomination day, so affiliates may submit nominations right up to the day of the AGM. It's difficult to say whether any new candidates will emerge."
In January, the media reported that Putrajaya BA president and BAM vice-president Datuk Seri Khairudin Abd Samad had expressed interest in contesting for the presidency. However, there is no official confirmation whether he has formally entered the race.
Tengku Zafrul was previously poised to succeed Norza, who had initially intended to step down early last year.
However, Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh had requested Norza to reconsider and remain in office until after the Paris Olympics. Norza subsequently vacated his post following the conclusion of the Olympics, before the end of his original term this year.
BAM then appointed Datuk V. Subramaniam as acting president to lead the association until the AGM.
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