hiː ˈɔːlsoʊ ɹᵻmˈɑːɹkt ðˌɐɾɪt wʌz ˈɔːl ˌʌp tə ðə lˈiːdɚʃˌɪp ʌv bˌiːˈɛn ænd ˈʌmnoʊ tə dᵻsˈaɪd wˈɛðɚ hiː ɔːɹ mˈɪnɪstɚɹ ʌv fˈaɪnæns tˈɛŋɡkuː zˈæfɹʌl ˈæzɪz ɪz nˈɑːmᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd æz kˈændᵻdˌeɪt.
He also remarked that it was all up to the leadership of BN and UMNO to decide whether he or Minister of Finance Tengku Zafrul Aziz is nominated as candidate.