Johor polls: Umno-led state govt a failure, says Suhaizan

JOHOR BARU: Former Johor state speaker Suhaizan Kayat has labelled the state's Umno-led state government a failure.

The Johor Parti Amanah Negara vice-chairman said according to Umno deputy president Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan caretaker mentri besar Datuk Hasni Mohammad had been threatened, causing the dissolution of the state assembly.

“If his (Mohamad) view is correct, then it only proves that the Umno/Barisan Nasional-led government failed in managing the state government.

“It has nothing to do with with the rakyat that are suffering right now. The rakyat have been force to vote,” he said in a Facebook post here on Wednesday (Feb 2).

On Tuesday (Feb 1), Mohamad, who is also Barisan Nasional Johor state election director, had said the state government and the mentri besar should not be allowed to be "threatened" by some parties.

“That's why the mentri besar told us of the need to call for the election.

"We do not want a state government that is always under threat," he told reporters at the sidelines of the MCA Chinese New Year open house reception at Wisma MCA.

Mohamad said each state has its own unique situation. For Melaka, he said four assemblymen jumped over from the state government.

"Recently, when one Barisan assemblyman tested positive for Covid-19, a few Bills or motions in the assembly could not be passed, and the Speaker had to use his vote to approve the Bill in the end.

"This should not have happened," he said, adding that the ruling state government could not be allowed to work under constant threats.