Finance Minister II Johari Abdul Ghani today claimed the planned debate between Tourism and Culture Minister Nazri Abdul Aziz and former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad has "nothing to do" with the government.

Asked whether he was agreeable to the two debating on issues including 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB), which falls under the Finance Ministry, Johari pointed out that the matter had purportedly already been “debated extensively in Parliament”.