Kelantan Mentri Besar Datuk Nik Aziz Nik Mat
Kelantan Mentri Besar Datuk Nik Aziz Nik Mat has been hospitalised at the National Heart Institute (IJN) but will attend the PAS political seminar today.
His private secretary, Rosdi Abdullah, said Nik Aziz, 78, was admitted into the IJN at about 10.30am on Thursday due to fatigue as a result of not getting enough rest over a week.
“His condition is stable and he is expected to leave the IJN and will continue with his duties as usual,” said Rosdi.
Kelantan exco member Datuk Husam Musa, who visited him yesterday, said the PAS spiritual adviser was resting and that his hospital stay had nothing to do with his heart condition.
“Don’t listen to rumours, he did not cough up blood or anything like that. In fact, he told me that he intended to attend the seminar if he was well by then.
“He may turn up for one or two hours because he needs to return to Kota Baru to rest,” said Husam.
Nik Aziz, also the party’s supreme leader, is scheduled to make the closing remarks at the one-day seminar held at the party’s former headquarters in Taman Melewar.
The seminar was a result of a call by him to hold a special muktamar to discuss issues caused by “problematic leaders.”
He had been unhappy with the pro-Umno stance of these leaders and wanted the party to make a clear stand regarding its role in Pakatan Rakyat.
Nik Aziz has been in Kuala Lumpur since Monday for the Rulers’ Conference.
Husam, who spent about 30 minutes with Nik Aziz, said the Mentri Besar complained of feeling unwell after dinner on Wednesday at Kelantan House where he was staying.
“I told him some jokes to cheer him up. I also told him he should recover quickly and hold a joint ceramah with Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah. I think he liked the idea very much,” he added.
Party president Datuk Seri Hadi Awang will deliver the keynote address at the seminar.
This will be followed by political papers presented by two university lecturers, after which the session will be open to questions and debate.
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