Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said he exercised his ministerial powers to exempt Isa Samad from Korperasi Permodalan Felda (KPF)'s by-laws, that would otherwise disqualify him.
He said this when asked to comment on the Malaysia Cooperative Societies Commission’s (MCSC) ruling that Isa’s application to be a Felda member is invalid, but the commission says it is powerless to act on it because there is no provision to do so under KPF’s by-laws.
Ismail Sabri responded there are two conditions to meet to be a board member of Felda under the by-laws, but exemptions can be made under the Cooperatives Act.
“I have exempted Isa from obeying the by-laws, which means that he can be appointed as a board member.
“I do not have the power to appoint anyone to the chair of any cooperative, but I can exempt them from the requirements of by-laws,” he told reporters at a press conference today.
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