Henry: 'Premature" To Discuss McMahan Office

By Jerry Bohnen, NewsRadio 1000 KTOK ~ Governor Brad Henry today said it's "too premature" to even discuss naming a possible replacement for indicted State Auditor and Inspector Jeff McMahan.

It's what he told KTOK's Peter J. Rudy today following Martin Luther King ceremonies at the State Capitol.

The governor pointed out that McMahan was indicted just last Friday and was too early to think about a successor. He had earlier called on McMahan to temporarily step aside to focus his energies on his legal defense.

Governor Henry admitted that Greg Sawyer, a high ranking administrator in the Regents for Higher Education, had contacted his office several months ago possibly seeking an appointment to replace McMahan should the auditor have to leave office.

But the governor said his chief of staff told Sawyer at the time that it was too soon to think about such an appointment.

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