JOHOR Menteri Besar Onn Hafiz Ghazi has denied allegations that he had purchased a pair of shoes worth tens of thousands of ringgit.

In a posting on his official Facebook today, he said the shoes were a gift from Sultan of Johor Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar.

“Such accusations and attacks should be stopped. For the record, this is a gift from the Sultan of Johor,” he said.

“This is not a new thing. His Majesty had also gifted past state executive council members and state government officials to motivate them to work hard for the people.”

Earlier, several Chinese-language newspapers reported the shoe issue, which was based on a posting made by an individual on social media. 

The individual claimed that Onn Hafiz had bought a pair of shoes worth tens of thousands of ringgit, which received various reactions from netizens. – Bernama, July 11, 2022.