Johor seeks CEO for board

NUSAJAYA: The Johor Housing and Real Property Board is expected to get off the ground in the first quarter of next year, said Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin.

“We have to get the right human resource, the right CEO. It is a very challenging task,” he told reporters at a news conference here yesterday.

The setting up of the board resulted from the approval of the Johor Housing and Real Property Board Bill by the Johor State Assembly yesterday.

Mohamed Khaled said the state government hoped no quarters would continue to cast aspersion on the setting up of the board as it would clearly support and defend the principles of constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy practised over the years.

He said the state government abided by the main principles and basic question that the Sultan would act on the advice of the menteri besar as enshrined in the Johor state law.

“The Sultan was notified of the 10 amendments made to the Bill for which His Highness has no objection as he knows that he acts on the advice of the menteri besar,” he added.

Mohamed Khaled brushed aside a suggestion that the amendments were made following uproar from various quarters, including Umno leaders.

“I went ahead to table the Bill as the views expressed showed that they don’t know what they are talking about and are puzzled over comments derived from convoluted facts,” he said. — Bernama