"It’s my husband who's corrupt, I'm just the innocent obedient wife, really!" – That was Petaling Jaya Utara member of parliament Tony Pua’s interpretation of Women, Family and Community minister Shahrizat Jalil's latest attempt to absolve herself from the fiasco engulfing National Feedlot Corporation, the project awarded to her husband.
The UMNO Wanita chief's latest statement followed yet another damaging revelation that her family used NFC’s money to purchase a RM10 million luxury condominium unit in Singapore.
“I’ve said it before… legally and professionally, I am not involved in the NFC. I am just the wife of the NFC chairman. Don’t all women and families have husband?” she replied.
The embatled politician added that “as a responsible leader and veteran in politics who loves Barisan Nasional”, she would know what to do next.
“I will discuss it with (prime minister) Najib Razak,” said the former Lembah Pantai MP.
But whether or not she would quit, is something about which even Najib is clueless.
“I have not received it,” said Najib when asked whether Shahrizat had handed her resignation letter, but hinted that something could be brewing when he said that he would respond “when the time comes.”
Following the latest exposure two days ago, PKR had again urged Najib to act on the NFC scandal.
PKR secretary general Saifuddin Nasution meanwhile repeated calls on the Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission to investigate whether Shahrizat was present when the cabinet approvedthe allocation of RM250 million for the cattle breeding project, much of which had been now exposed to have been spent on puchase of luxury properties, a Mercedes Benz and holiday packages.
“We don’t want MACC to give any more excuse. In our latest compilation of evidences, we are confident that MACC can find element of corruption,” he stressed.
-Harakahdaily
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