South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (R) is creating a plan with state House leaders to remove the Confederate battle flag from the state House grounds following a national debate on the issue.

According to WISTV, a source close to the Haley administration confirms that the governor has already started planning although there are limited details.

Gov. Haley is holding a news conference on Monday at 4 p.m. but it is not clear what the reason for the conference is.

South Carolina citizens have been calling the governor to remove the flag from the state House grounds after suspect Dylann Roof killed nine people at a historic black church in Charleston because of his racist ideologies. In a now-defunct website attributed to Roof, he is seen posing with the battle flag.

State leaders in Charleston held a news conference calling for the removal of the flag from state House grounds. Charleston Mayor Joe Riley called leaders to take down Roof's "symbol."

Meanwhile, South Carolina House Speaker Jay Lucas has called for a "swift resolution" on the issue regarding the removal of the Confederate flag.

Lucas said when the Confederate flag was removed atop the State House dome and raised in front of the Confederate Memorial on Gervais Street, the issue was solved by "compromise" back in 2000.

"Wednesday's unspeakable tragedy has reignited a discussion on this sensitive issue that holds a long and complicated history in the Palmetto State," the state legislator said.

GOP legislator Doug Brannon said he will file legislation next session to remove the flag.

"I just didn't have the balls for five years to do it," Brannon said. "But when my friend was assassinated for being nothing more than a black man, I decided it was time for that thing to be off the State House grounds."

President Barack Obama believes the Confederate flag should be removed as well, Yahoo! News reported. Other political figures on his side include Mitt Romney, Jeb Bush, Martin O'Malley and Hillary Clinton.

Yet, other expected 2016 presidential candidates say they should let the state decide on the issue. Those politicians include Sen. Marco Rubio, Gov. Scott Walker, Sen. Lindsey Graham, Sen. Ted Cruz, Mike Huckabee, Rick Santorum and Ben Carson.