Azmin speaks to reporters after meeting Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad in Putrajaya May 19, 2018. — Picture by Azinuddin Ghazali

PUTRAJAYA, May 19 — Datuk Seri Azmin Ali today indicated that he will be stepping down as Selangor Mentri Besar and will be taking up a ministerial position at the federal level.

After a meeting with Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, Azmin said he will be reviewing all mega projects sanctioned by former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak to ensure there were no wrongdoings or misappropriations.

He, however, refused to say when asked if this meant if he was taking up the position of the minister of economic affairs.

“I will inform after I meet the Selangor Sultan in the nearest... as of now, I’m still the Selangor Mentri Besar,” he told reporters outside the Perdana Leadership Foundation.

Azmin only said that the meeting with Dr Mahathir this morning was so he could get more information about the portfolio he was appointed to head by the Pakatan Harapan presidential council.

“But on Monday, I will be reviewing all these projects and I will also propose some recommendations for this ministry,” he told reporters, referring to the Economic Affairs Ministry.

When specifically asked if the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) will be renegotiated or called off, Azmin said it was too early to comment on the matter.

“We will review everything... our concern is primarily on ensuring the people receive electricity, water supply and public housing.

“Applicants of housing loans will also be reviewed as there are many who are not able to make their first home purchase,” he said.

