Using political rewards in the form of GLC posts and other political appointments with the objective of strengthening Perikatan Nasional is "not the way forward", said Umno vice-president Mohamed Khaled Nordin.

This was Khaled's response to Johor Bersatu secretary Mohd Solihan Badri who, in an open letter, wrote, among other matters, that political appointments were necessary to shore up support for PN and unite coalition members in Johor.