Zuraida yet to meet PM, still waiting for the date

SEPANG - Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin says that she is still waiting for the date to meet the Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob to discuss her position in the cabinet.

When met in Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) today, she confirmed that there was no meeting with Ismail Sabri this morning.

"I'm waiting for the date, we had the cabinet meeting earlier but no discussions (regarding her cabinet post)," she said today.

The Ampang MP is scheduled to attend the 2022 Malaysian Cocoa Industry Award Ceremony organised by the Malaysian Cocoa Board in a hotel at Kota Kinabalu, Sabah at 7.45pm tonight.

Last Thursday, Ismail Sabri had announced to reporters that he would meet Zuraida before the cabinet meeting to discuss the position of the Ampang MP.

Bersatu president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin previously claimed that Zuraida's position was given to the party due to the party's quota.

He said the position of a minister was always a part of the promise between Ismail Sabri and PN leaders.

Ismail Sabri, while in Tokyo, Japan, stated Zuraida was still a cabinet minister and must attend to her duties as usual until a decision was made.

On May 26, Zuraida, through a statement announced that she had left Bersatu to join Parti Bangsa Malaysia (PBM) and stepped down from her position as a minister.

Before joining Bersatu, Zuraida held the position of Vice President of Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) before being fired after she left the party with several other MPs, which eventually brought down the Pakatan Harapan (PH) government through the Sheraton Move.