COMMENT | Last Friday was the first time I wasn’t sorry for not seeking the permission of my ‘Brother WJ’ – as I used to call Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar – before I shared his message with a selected group of friends on my contact list.

Why? Because it was a very happy piece of news and I was overjoyed at hearing of Brother WJ’s appointment as the new Sarawak governor. (I know – nothing is official yet. But I’m no civil servant and not bound by any service rules. So, why not share some happy news amid the gloom around us these days?)

I’m excited at the news not because Wan Junaidi is a personal friend but because I feel that the former politician, minister and senate president will make a very good and competent head of state for my beloved homeland, Sarawak.

Needless to say, a wise head of state is essential for the overall well-being, progress and stability of a nation. Sarawakians can be assured that Wan Junaidi’s leadership qualities will...