07-11-2021, 02:55 PM
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PETALING JAYA: The government should do away with the four senior ministers’ roles now that it has appointed a deputy prime minister, says an Umno supreme council member.
“A DPM has been appointed. Is there really a need to have four senior ministers? Isn’t this a waste (of resources)?” asked Puad Zarkashi.
“What are their roles and powers, aside from getting police escorts?”
He said Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s Cabinet of 70 people, comprising 31 ministers and 38 deputy ministers, was too big.
Puad said during the pandemic, the senior ministers’ roles, as well as ministerial-level appointments, should be done away with.
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