He says he has support - NST

KUALA TERENGGANU: Newly-appointed Menteri Besar Datuk Ahmad Said is confident of a smooth transition of power.

"Give me two or three days to sort things out. I will then have a list of prospective state executive council members," said the 51-year-old Kijal assemblyman, who received his appointment letter from the Regency Advisory Council yesterday.

He claimed he had support from the majority of Umno members in seven of eight state divisions.

Ahmad, who was an exco member for local councils and housing in the outgoing state administration, said he was certain that not all the elected assemblymen were against his appointment.

"I am also certain of the backing of the people here, including those in the civil service."

Meanwhile, Kuala Nerus division chief Datuk Mohd Nasir Ibrahim, who won the parliamentary seat in the recent elections, declined comment on Ahmad's appointment.

"I've been abroad for the past several days and have yet to learn of the latest developments in the tussle for the menteri besar's post," he said.

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