Johor to monitor current situation, including need for state election: Hasni

JOHOR BARU – The Johor government will monitor the current situation, including the need to hold a state election, considering it only has one majority seat in the state assembly.

Menteri Besar Datuk Hasni Mohammad said he would meet Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob soon to inform him about the state government’s position following the death of Kempas assemblyman Datuk Osman Sapian on Tuesday.

With the death of the Kempas assemblyman, he said, the state government was left with only one majority seat.

“Therefore, I need to understand the reaction, especially among parties that joined to form the state government, because we have agreed that on January 6, we will hold a special session to amend the Johor state constitution to lower the eligible voting age to 18,” he told reporters after flagging off the Johor Umno Youth and Rakyat Johor Flood Relief team at State Umno Liaison Office here today.

State Speaker Suhaizan Kaiat earlier said that there would be no by-election for the Kempas seat, as the seat became vacant more than three years after the last general election. – Bernama, December 25, 2021