S'WAK POLLS Asking for a bigger mandate in the upcoming state election, Sarawak Chief Minister Adenan Satem vowed not to take up the state governorship after retiring at the end of his next five-year term.

He said he has been taking many important posts such as federal and state minister, member of parliament, and currently chief minister.

"No more. The next one (in line), of course, is the governor of Sarawak. But I don't want to occupy it," he told a 30,000-strong crowd during the 'Sejiwa Senada' event in Kuching this morning.

It has been a tradition for retired chief ministers to take up the state governor post, as have been done by Abdul Rahman Ya'kub and Abdul Taib Mahmud.

Meanwhile, Communications and Multimedia Minister Salleh Said Keruak said Adenan knows that the route to success is to win the hearts and minds of the people.

"This is what Adenan has done and is continuing to do, so much so that the opposition is no longer talking about taking over the state but to just try to deny Barisan Nasional its two-thirds majority in the Sarawak State Assembly," he said on his blog today, as reported in Bernama .

Salleh said even though it has just two years, Adenan not only has laid the groundwork, but also has been producing results.

"For all intents and purposes, this makes the 2016 Sarawak state election quite an historic event. The outcome of this election will all depend on what the voters think of Adenan's performance over the last two years and whether they have confidence enough in him to give him another term of five years.

"Feedback from the ground shows that the majority of the people of Sarawak are happy with what they have seen over the last two years," he was quoted in the national news agency.