Sarawak Minister in the Chief Minister’s Office (Special Functions) Adenan Satem has declined to comment on being named the next chief minister.

“Not today, maybe some other time,” he told reporters who sought his reaction, as he entered his car after attending a conferment ceremony of a state award to Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin at the Astana Negeri in Kuching today.

Yesterday, Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud handed his resignation letter effective Feb 28 to Yang di-Pertua Negeri Abang Muhammad Salahuddin Abang Barieng and announced Adenan as his successor.

- Bernama