Johor Ruler Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Iskandar (mid), Johor Permaisuri Raja Zarith Sofiah Almarhum Sultan Idris Shah, and Tunku Mahkota Johor Tunku Ismail (second from left) were among the guest of honour at the open house. Other VIPs at the event included MCA president and Transport Minister Dr Wee Ka Siong (right).
JOHOR BARU: It was a grand Raya occasion at the Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi’s official residence at Saujana, as a merry crowd, including the state's top leaders and officials, visited the open house.
Onn Hafiz and his wife, Datin Sharmin Fazlina Mohd Shukor, were seen greeting their guests, top leaders and civilians alike with warm smiles and friendly greetings since 9am on Tuesday (May 3).
“The crowd has been overwhelming since morning and we understand that many Johoreans miss coming out to open houses, as they were unable to experience it for the past two years.
“I would like to wish Selamat Hari Raya to all Malaysians, especially Johoreans. While we celebrate this joyous occasion, I hope that everyone will still take safety measures, especially road safety issues, seriously,” said Onn Hafiz to the press here.
Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi speaking to people at his open house in his official residence at Saujana on Tuesday (May 3).
Some 10,000 people are expected to spend the second day of Hari Raya at the Mentri Besar’s open house from 9am to 3pm.
The guests were treated to an array of local cuisine, with laksa, mee soto, kacang pol, burasak and cendol being the favourites during the festivities.
Johor Ruler Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Iskandar and Johor Permaisuri Raja Zarith Sofiah Almarhum Sultan Idris Shah were among the guest of honour.
Also present were Tunku Mahkota Johor Tunku Ismail Ibni Sultan Ibrahim and his consort Che’ Puan Besar Khaleeda Bustamam, Tunku Temenggong Tunku Idris Iskandar, Tunku Panglima Tunku Abdul Rahman and Tunku Putera Tunku Abu Bakar and Transport Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong.
Johor Ruler Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Iskandar (left) with MCA president and Transport Minister Dr Wee Ka Siong.
Meanwhile, Dr Wee visited state Deputy Speaker Datuk Samsol Bari Jamali’s home at Bandar Baru Uda here. Samsol Bari is also the Semarang assemblyman.
Dr Wee was accompanied by Yong Peng assemblyman Ling Tian Soon, Paloh assemblyman Lee Ting Han, Pasir Gudang MCA chairman Tan Tuan Peng and Pengerang MCA chairman Lim Kim Hua.
“Samsol has been my close friend for nearly 30 years when we both weren’t elected representatives.
“Since 2004, we have contested and won in the Ayer Hitam parliamentary constituency and also the Semarang state seat.
“We work as a team with Ling, who was recently elected as Yong Peng assemblyman. May our friendship remain strong in the years to come,” he said in a Facebook post.
