Opposition PKR claims that MPs from Sabah and Sarawak are nothing more than 'window dressing' in the new federal cabinet.
Said PKR vice-president See Chee How: “Giving PBB the lion’s share is probably to please Taib (state BN chairman) for winning 25 seats, including 14 from PBB.”
Sarawak has seven full ministers including four from PBB and one each from Parti Rakyat Sarawak and Sarawak United Peoples Party. PBB also holds three of the four deputy ministers’ posts in the federal cabinet.
Najib who had declared that his new cabinet would prioritise combating corruption, also appointed Transparency International-Malaysia president Paul Low to his cabinet as a full minister.
But See today questioned Najib’s decision and the effectiveness of his cabinet in fighting corruption.
“Low’s appointment is only a window dressing.”
“We will have to wait and see whether Najib can effectively combat corruption. In his transformation programme he had listed corruption as his number one agenda. But so far for the past four years, he has done anything,” said See who is also Batu Lintang assemblyman.
Umno took lion’s share
Meanwhile state party president Baru Bian is of the view that MPs from Sarawak and Sabah are “mere window dressing” being used by Najib to perpetuate Umno’s now blatant racist policies.
“YBs from other component parties in Barisan Nasional should by now realise that Umno is a racist party.
“They (Umno) are the boss and they only consider other YBs especially from Sarawak and Sabah for window dressing only.
“These YBs should reconsider their positions within BN and support Pakatan Rakyat’s vision for a Bangsa Malaysia based on keadilan (justice) for all Malaysians,” he said.
Bian, who is the Ba’Kelalan assemblyman, was commenting on the composition of Najib’s federal cabinet announced on Wednesday.
Umno took the lion’s share of ministerial posts with a total of 35 Umno parliamentarians in the cabinet, 16 of them are full ministers. All the important ministries are held by Umno.
Said Bian: “Najib’s cabinet is Umno majority which does not reflect the Malaysian society. He is trying to establish his foothold in Umno preparing for the October showdown in Umno.”
Sarawak BN won 25 out 31 parliamentary seats. Pakatan Rakyat took six of the remaining seats.
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