Puteri Umno division members can nominate any candidate for the wing's top post but only the Umno management committee can decide on their eligibility, said party secretary-general Khalil Yaakob (photo) today.

"In principle, it is okay to nominate (anyone), but when it comes to the rules, the management committee will have to decide later," he told a media conference in Kuala Lumpur.

He added that Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, who is the management committee chief, will look into the problems plaguing the two-year-old wing.

"He (Abdullah) is likely to call for a meeting soon," said Khalil, who is also information minister.

The wing, helmed by 38-year-old lawyer Azalina Othman Said, is being rocked by an internal crisis in the run-up to its inaugural elections in November.