No plan to replace Penang CM, says Loke

 

DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke has reiterated that there is no plan to replace Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow.

"No issue of (Penang) chief minister. I don't know if there is an issue.

"There is no decision to replace the chief minister," the Malaysia Gazette quoted Loke (above), who is also the transport minister, as saying after attending an event in Kuala Lumpur this morning.

Prior to the state election campaign in July, speculation was rife that there were internal efforts to replace Chow as DAP's candidate for chief minister.

However, the party leadership ultimately endorsed Chow to return to office.

Penang CM Chow Kon Yeow

During an event last Saturday, Chow called for an end to an alleged movement to topple him.

Chow told the audience that prior to the state election, there were various speculations of a "倒曹" (dao cao - topple Chow) movement.

He said this raised concerns about whether he would return to office, despite publicly announcing that he intended to serve a second term as chief minister.

However, the Penang DAP chief said he had overcome his challenges and hoped that those within and outside the party would no longer seek to "dao cao", but to "hui cao" (return to Chow) instead.

He also called on the "dao cao" faction to "hui cao" soon to help promote Penang's development and achieve the state’s 2030 vision goals.