Khir Toyo offers to quit as state Umno liaison chief

Former Selangor Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Mohamad Khir Toyo is set to quit as Selangor Umno liaison chief, according to sources.

He made his offer to resign Wednesday and the matter will be discussed at a liaison committee meeting tonight, the sources said.

Selangor Barisan Nasional was handed a shocking defeat in the March 8 polls, with the Opposition taking 30 of 56 state seats it contested to form the state governmment. Dr Khir did however retain his Sungai Panjang state seat.

It was the first time since Independence that the Opposition had taken the country’s most developed state.

After the election, DAP lodged a police report against Dr Khir for allegedly signing a contract on behalf of the Selangor Government with Puncak Niaga Holdings a day before polling.

Pandamaran assemblyman Ronnie Liu claimed in the report that once the state government had been dissolved, Dr Khir was not allowed to sign any contract on behalf of the state government.

Recently-appointed Selangor MB Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim said the new state government would review the deal.