Discussions on opposition funding to be held soon - Fadillah

Deputy Prime Minister Fadillah Yusof will hold discussions with opposition representatives regarding allocation requests for their respective constituencies soon.

Fadillah, who is also the energy transition and water transformation minister, said the outcome of the discussions would be brought to the cabinet meeting next week.

“I need to meet with the opposition chief whip (Takiyuddin Hassan) first, we need to discuss. Then we will receive direction from the cabinet and if further discussions are needed, we will form a team for negotiations.

“Maybe next week (it will be brought to the cabinet meeting), insyaAllah. I need to meet everyone first,” he told the media after breaking fast with his ministry staff in Putrajaya yesterday.

Fadillah said this when asked to comment on his meeting with opposition leader Hamzah Zainudin, Takiyuddin and Beluran MP Ronald Kiandee at his office on Tuesday.

He said the meeting discussed various matters including allocation issues.

“That was just a meeting, various things were discussed, allocations being one of them,” he said.

Last Sunday, the media reported that Hamzah and opposition party representatives had requested discussions on allocation issues to be postponed to the following week.

During the royal address at the Federal Territory Awards and Medals Investiture Ceremony 2024 at Istana Negara on Tuesday, Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar expressed hope that attention and allocations would be distributed fairly to all cities in the 13 states throughout Malaysia.

His Majesty said if all states can be developed together, urban migration can be reduced, and traffic congestion in the main cities will be better controlled.

At the event, Fadillah provided assistance to 36 orphans aged seven to 12 from Persatuan Kebajikan Baitul Barokah Wal Mahabbah, Sepang, Selangor.

- Bernama