Umno Youth chief Dr Akmal Saleh has come to the defence of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s Cabinet reshuffle, saying the new ministerial appointments should be given a chance to show their quality.
Akmal said as ministerial appointments are the prime minister’s prerogative, his selections should be seen as a reflection of his leadership.
“The prime minister can appoint whoever he considers suitable, including those who are not public representatives.
“In other words, these ministers are emblematic of the prime minister’s image and vision,” he said in a Facebook post today, adding that “there is no need to dispute whoever PMX wants to appoint”.
Akmal said voters can take to the ballot to punish the parties of underperforming ministers, who should not forget the promises they made…