Mustapa Mohamed: Time’s up, Nik Aziz

Nik Aziz has served as Kelantan’s mentri besar for nearly 20 years


Kelantan Umno Liaison Committee chairman Datuk Mustapa Mohamed said today it was time for Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat to call it quits after having administered Kelantan for almost 20 years as the mentri besar in view of the recent political turmoil involving him and his family.

He said Nik Aziz should explain, by the end of this year, his stand on his position as the mentri besar following the political turmoil.

“I feel his service of almost 20 years as the mentri besar is sufficient contribution to the people of the state,” he told reporters at his Aidiladha open house near here.

Nik Aziz had admitted that he was offered a RM65,000 sponsored trip to perform the Haj pilgrimage this year, which he declined after media reports over the morality of accepting such an offer when he was head of the state administration.

A controversy had also emerged over Nik Aziz’s appointment of his son-in-law Abdul Ariffahmi Abdul Rahim as the chief executive officer of Kelantan Mentri Besar Incorporated of which Nik Aziz is chairman, and the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has begun an investigation into alleged irregularities and abuse of power at the investment arm.

Following intervention by the PAS central leadership, Nik Aziz heeded advice to remove Abdul Ariffahmi as the CEO. Abdul Ariffahmi has yet to announce his resignation.

Subsequently, Nik Aziz has been asked to announce the person to succeed him as the Kelantan menteri besar.


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Muatapha, did you ask mahathir to quit when his 20th year as pm came? You, yourself have no intension to quit.

Come on!, don't try to cut off one's nose to spite one's face. Why want to force Tok Guru to come down since he has sufficient won out from these voters. So, the seeing is believing. Certainly this will a motive to bring him down because due to his disagreement of the unity talks with these B-end's crooked. But one tiny small thing that is the power are still on the voters hand.