Umno Supreme Council Supports Appointment Of Ahmad Said As Terengganu MB - Bernama

KUALA LUMPUR, March 27 (Bernama) -- The Umno Supreme Council Thursday decided to support the appointment of Datuk Ahmad Said as the new menteri besar of Terengganu, ending the tussle for the leadership of the state government which has dragged on for three weeks after the March 8 general election.

The decision was reached at a meeting of the council at the party headquarters at Menara Dato' Onn, Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC), here.

"The Regency Advisory Council has made its decision and the Barisan Nasional (BN) will give its full support to Datuk Ahmad Said who was selected by the Regency Advisory Council to be the menteri besar of Terengganu," Prime Minister and Umno president Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi told reporters after chairing the meeting of the Umno supreme council for four hours.

Abdullah said the supreme council arrived at the decision to support the appointment of Ahmad after taking into consideration the open statement by former menteri besar Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh that he was prepared to accept whoever was selected to be the menteri besar.

"The important thing is for Terengganu to have a government," he said.

The post of Terengganu menteri besar was only filled on March 23, two weeks after the general election when Ahmad, 51, received the instrument of appointment from the Regency Advisory Council at a closed-door ceremony at the Istana Tetamu in Kuala Terengganu.

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