SHAH ALAM – Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor has declined the position of Perikatan Nasional (PN) chairman, despite his name being nominated to replace Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, who has resigned.
Instead, Sanusi proposed Terengganu Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar as a more suitable candidate to lead the coalition.
“I propose a more deserving candidate, Dr Ahmad Samsuri, the Terengganu Menteri Besar.
“He is better than the previous chairman. There is no need to compare him with me,” he told Sinar Harian on Friday.
Earlier, Muhyiddin, who is also Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) president announced his resignation as PN chairman with effect from Thursday, following a political crisis in Perlis.
In the wake of the development, calls emerged from Pas for the PN chairmanship to be handed to the party’s leadership.
Pas Central Ulama Wing chief Datuk Ahmad Yahaya also expressed support for Muhammad Sanusi’s nomination as chairman of the coalition.
Sanusi stressed that Samsuri’s strengths in formulating political strategy make him the most suitable candidate for the post.
“I am a general on the ground, looking after the troops. My work is at the grassroots.
“He, on the other hand, manages strategy and handles the ‘roadmap’ (direction),” he said.