KOTA BARU: Datuk Nik Aziz Nik Mat has denied reports that he will be stepping down as Kelantan menteri besar after returning from the umrah early next month.
He said he would be leaving for Mecca next Monday with his deputy, Datuk Ahmad Yaakob, taking over his duties in his absence."The question (of me stepping down) does not arise. I am still alive," he said at a press conference with visiting Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mohamad Nizar Jamaludin here yesterday.Nik Aziz said the people of Kelantan were happy to welcome another Pas menteri besar. He said Nizar's appointment as menteri besar showed the level of trust other people had in the party.