ALOR GAJAH: There will be no Cabinet reshuffle for now as the government is focusing on more pressing issues affecting the people, namely the floods and Covid-19, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said today.
He said any report of a Cabinet reshuffle was mere speculation, adding that it was a non-issue as the country was still struggling to cope with the monsoon season and the pandemic.
“Yes, people are talking, names are being mentioned. It’s normal. I have said it before, my focus is now on the floods, so I don’t want to talk about whether or not there will be a Cabinet reshuffle. I didn’t announce any, so there’s none!”
He said this after presenting cash aid to 55 heads of households taking shelter at the temporary relief centre at SK Gangsa here following the floods that hit Melaka last Saturday.
Also present were Melaka chief minister Sulaiman Md Ali and state secretary Kamel Mohamad.
There have been rumours of late that Ismail will make some changes by appointing a deputy prime minister and dropping three ministers from the Cabinet.
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