SEREMBAN: Barisan Nasional has submitted three nominees for the post of Mentri Besar to the Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negri Sembilan, Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir.
Barisan chairman Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the Ruler holds absolute discretion in appointing the new Mentri Besar from the submitted list.
"I have just concluded an audience with the state Ruler during which we held an extensive discussion.
"During the audience, I personally presented an official letter containing the three names for the Mentri Besar post," he told reporters when met outside Istana Hinggap here on Saturday night (Aug 1).
Ahmad Zahid said the palace will announce the chosen candidate in due course.
All three, he said, are from Barisan.
Asked why he had sought an audience so late in the day, Ahmad Zahid said he received an order from the palace to do so by last night.
Ahmad Zahid said he told Tuanku Muhriz that Barisan had won 18 seats in the state election while its partner Perikatan Nasional had bagged seven.
"Based on this, I have received the state Ruler’s consent to set up a new government," he said.
Asked if former Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Aminuddin Harun should vacate the official residence immediately, Ahmad Zahid said there is no urgency for this.
"He should be given some time to do so.
"The new MB may be sworn in soon but we must remember they (Aminuddin) are also our friends and we must have a sense of humanity and respect for them," he added.
