PETALING JAYA: Umno president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has denied a report that he has offered himself for the post of Prime Minister if Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin does not get enough support in a confidence vote in Parliament in September.

       Ahmad Zahid said the matter was never discussed by the party.

       “It never arose. Mengarut (nonsense). No decision has been made,” he told news portal the Vibes.

       Ahmad Zahid also said there were no plans for the party to deliberate its choice for the position in upcoming supreme council meetings.

       “We will do it when the time comes, when and if Muhyiddin fails in his vote. For now, nothing,” he said in response to a MalaysiaNow report that he had nominated himself for the premiership in the event that Muhyiddin is toppled.

       After several Umno MPs said they were withdrawing support for Muhyiddin, the Prime Minister said last week he will not resign but instead table a motion of confidence to determine the legitimacy of his position in the Dewan Rakyat in September.