Johor ruler Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar decreed that he would not grant any audiences effective today (Jan 6) until Jan 31.
Sultan Ibrahim is set to be crowned the next Yang di-Pertuan Agong at the end of this month.
Taking to Facebook, the Royal Press Office said the ruler would only entertain events that have been fixed prior, his weekly meet with Johor menteri besar, as well as the state government.
“From today onwards, until I take my oath as the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, I will not be accepting any more requests for an audience with me.
“During this time, I wish to spend quality time with my family before undertaking this enormous responsibility and trust,” said His Majesty.
Dubai Move
Earlier today, Umno supreme council member Lokman Adam dismissed blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin’s claims that the opposition has garnered 120 statutory declarations (SDs) through the Dubai Move to topple the coalition government.
Lokman cited several reasons and “holes” to rubbish the claim by the pro-Perikatan Nasional blogger, who’s living in self-imposed exile in the United Kingdom.
“On Jan 5, Raja Petra claimed that the prime ministerial candidate in the Dubai Move was Tok Mat (Umno deputy president Mohamad Hasan).
“The very next day, on Jan 6, he said that the Dubai Move put forward three names as the prime minister candidate - former Umno vice-president Hishammuddin Hussein, Dr Sam (Terengganu Menteri Besar Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar), and Muhyiddin Yassin.
“Raja Petra conned himself (via this statement),” quipped Lokman.
The Umno leader claimed that Raja Petra miscalculated, saying that Sarawak’s GPS - which has 23 MPs - has in many instances rejected the idea of abandoning Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s government.
‘Restoring order’
On Oct 30 last year, Johor Crown Prince Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim said that his father plans to “restore order” due to the political uncertainty in the country.
“He always says something about restoring order because of the unstable (political) situation in the country,” the crown prince said during the “Keluar Sekejap” podcast.
Tunku Ismail also believes that his father’s impending reign would be an “interesting time”.
“His Majesty has his own plan… He wants to work together with the prime minister and share his views with the latter. So, we will see,” he said.
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