Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak said he will weigh in on the Felda Global Ventures Holdings (FGV) crisis tomorrow, when he visits a Felda settlement in Johor.

He said this when asked to comment on the FGV tussle, which has boiled over into the public sphere since Tuesday.

"I will comment tomorrow. I will be visiting a Felda settlement tomorrow. I will explain," Najib told a press conference at the Umno headquarters in Kuala Lumpur today.

He did not want to say anything more, even though he was also asked to comment on the appointment of former minister Idris Jala to lead an independent fact-finding mission on the FGV crisis.

"Tomorrow, in Johor," Najib reiterated

Malaysiakini was barred from the press conference but managed to obtain a recording of the event.

Najib is expected to visit Johor tomorrow to see for himself housing built for Felda settlers and their families in Sungai Sayong, Kulai.

He will also be breaking fast with Felda settlers at Sekolah Kebangsaan Felda Sungai Sayong.

The crisis was triggered after the FGV board, led by its chairperson Mohd Isa Abdul Samad, ordered the company's chief executive officer, Zakaria Arshad, to go on leave.

This was on the grounds that Zakaria violated corporate governance rules, a claim that Zakaria denies.

Zakaria claimed he had tried to stop hundreds of millions in investments by the board, which he described as "ridiculous" as they were in activities unrelated to FGV's core plantation business.

Mohd Isa had denied any wrongdoing and snubbed calls for him to go on leave together with Zakaria.

Following this, the Prime Minister's Office announced that Idris will act as an independent party to establish the facts and provide recommendations on the way forward.

The MACC yesterday raided the Felda headquarters, which also hosts the FGV office, a day after questioning Zakaria.

Felda owns approximately 34 percent of FGV.