COMMUNICATIONS and Multimedia Minister Saifuddin Abdullah believes that Malaysia needs a caring government and leader to battle the Covid-19 outbreak.

He said an unstable government would not be able to properly contain the pandemic.

“It’s been proven that the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government, under the leadership of Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, has managed to tackle the pandemic. That is why the Covid-19 situation in the country is under control now.

“Just after being announced as the prime minister, the first thing he did was to shape the way we handled the pandemic. That is why initially only two spokesmen could provide details on Covid-19, with the two being Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob and director-general of health Tan Sri Noor Hisham Abdullah, as we wanted the information given out to be accurate and verified,” he said.

He said this at a get-together at Dewan Terbuka Kampung Ulu Putatan, near Kota Kinabalu. Senior Education Minister Dr Radzi Jidin and PN candidate for Petagas, Arsit Sedi were present.

He said with Malaysia facing an uncertain situation right now, Muhyiddin was the perfect and most qualified person to head the country

“He (Muhyiddin) never sought to become the prime minister but since he has held the post, he has done his best,” he said.

On PKR president Anwar Ibrahim’s claim to having a strong majority to form the next government at a time the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah was unwell, Saifuddin said it clearly showed Anwar’s lack of respect for the king.

Saifuddin said Anwar’s action in holding a press conference while the nation was praying for His Majesty’s wellbeing showed the Port Dickson MP’s obsession about becoming the prime minister.

“I am from Pahang, the king is my sultan. I am angry with Anwar for doing that,” he said, adding that Anwar’s claims had disrupted the economic situation in the country which had been affected by the pandemic.

“Shares dipped after his press conference at a time when we are still struggling with the pandemic and the Sabah elections on September 26. His action doesn’t help the situation but interferes with the people’s welfare.” – Bernama, September 23, 2020.