00:01Newly appointed governor of Penang, Ramli Nga Talib has brushed off references to him being an outsider for not being born in the state.
00:10He pointed out that many of his predecessors were not born in the state either, namely Penang's first governor, Raja Uda Raja Muhammad, who was from Selangor.
00:19Ramli also cited Sardun Jube from Johor and Hamdan Sheikh Tahir from Perak.
00:24He said the role has never been exclusive to those born in Penang.
00:28Nonetheless, he said there has been a fair share of Penangites assuming the state's highest office, such as Abdul Rahmat Abbas from Kepala Batas and Ahmad Fuzi Razak from Sungai Bakak.
00:39Ramli, who once served as Perak Menteri Besar and Dewan Rakyat Speaker, was recently appointed the 9th Young Departure Negeri of Penang.
00:47While there's no law mandating that the governor has to be a Penangite, some netizens have questioned why the post has not gone to a local.
