Salahuddin confirms Harapan discussed Johor's age definition
The Johor state government’s position on the youth age limit had been discussed during Pakatan Harapan’s presidential council meeting last night.
This was confirmed by Amanah deputy president Salahuddin Ayub, who said the matter was raised by the Youth and Sports Minister Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman...
The Johor state government’s position on the youth age limit had been discussed during Pakatan Harapan’s presidential council meeting last night.
This was confirmed by Amanah deputy president Salahuddin Ayub, who said the matter was raised by the Youth and Sports Minister Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman.
“The issue where the (state) Menteri Besar Dr Sahruddin Jamal was not on the same page with the federal government was raised by Syed Saddiq,” he told reporters at the Parliament lobby.
However, he said Harapan did not make any decision on the matter in the meeting.
“I think that Syed Saddiq will have a discussion or have a tea (session) with the menteri besar," added the agriculture and agro-based industry minister.
Salahuddin said he was made to understand that Syed Saddiq met state executive councillor Sheikh Umar Bagharib Ali before Harapan's meeting yesterday.
The Dewan Rakyat had passed the Youth Societies and Youth Development Act (Amendment) Bill 2019 last week, which lowered the upper limit for the definition of youths from age 40 to 30.
However, Johor maintained the existing definition of youths as being aged 15 to 40 years old.
According to Sahruddin's statement yesterday, the Johor government was in favour of keeping the definition of youths at 40 years to promote idealism, activism, and intellectualism.
In a statement earlier today, Sheikh Umar said Johor had decided to follow Putrajaya's lead instead by defining 'youth' as those aged between 15 and 30.
Speculation has been rife that the state government changed its stance after the matter was raised and discussed at the Harapan presidential council yesterday.
In a statement tonight, however, Sheikh Umar reversed his position and said Johor would maintain the existing limit of 15 to 40 years.
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