Nov 16-Deputy prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin (right) must come clean over his role in the saga involving embattled National Feedlot Corporation, during his tenure as the Agriculture and Agro-based Industry minister in 2008.
“Why the silence?” questioned PAS vice president Mahfuz Omar.
Muhyiddin under whose tenure then had awarded the project to the family of Wanita UMNO head Shahrizat Abdul Jalil, had earlier defended her after BN's Kinabatangan member of parliament Bung Mokhtar called for her resignation.
“He (Bung Moktar) didn’t say directly that Shahrizat is involved because this is a business that is run by her family, but she is not involved. Whether it is right (to call for resignation) Bung Moktar can think for himself,” said Muhyiddin.
Mahfuz said NFC must come up with a thorough explanation on the RM250 million project to enlighten the general public.
“The question is why the family of the Wanita UMNO chief was chosen to run NFC. Is it because they are one of them?,” asked the Pokok Sena MP, who also questioned why Muhyiddin had only chosen to speak up when Bung attacked Shahrizat.
“More importantly, what are the roles played by Muhyiddin, Shahrizat and former prime minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi?" asked Mahfuz.
Besides Muhyiddin, Abdullah and his son-in-law, UMNO Youth head Khairy Jamaluddin, had also come to Shahrizat’s defence.
According to Abdullah, instead of criticisng Shahrizat, the public should demand explanation from her husband who owns one of the NFC's sister companies.
--Harakahdaily
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