Rakyat fed up with Faizal's gimmicks - Aziz Bari
Perak DAP vice-chairperson Abdul Aziz Bari has branded Ahmad Faizal Azumu's promise to return the RM27,000 salary received for his brief role as a special adviser as merely a gimmick.
According to the Tebing Tinggi assemblyperson, such a gimmick will only invite further distrust by the rakyat instead of stopping criticisms directed at the youth and sports minister...
Perak DAP vice-chairperson Abdul Aziz Bari has branded Ahmad Faizal Azumu's promise to return the RM27,000 salary received for the latter's brief role as a special adviser as merely a gimmick.
According to the Tebing Tinggi assemblyperson, such a gimmick will only invite further distrust from the rakyat instead of stopping criticisms directed at the youth and sports minister.
In a statement yesterday, Aziz (above) said that Faizal should have rejected his appointment as special adviser to former prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin as it was too large, unnecessary and burdened the people.
"The rakyat is fed up with Faizal's various gimmicks… This action (returning the salary) will not stop criticisms thrown at him.
"It is better for Faizal to remain silent and devote time towards ensuring a successful portfolio, instead of wasting time doing trivial things such as promoting curry mee that has no relevance to his role as an MP and administrative role," he added.
During his 11-day term, Faizal captured netizens' attention when he took to social media to comment on a bowl of curry mee he made; this is believed to be what Aziz referred to in his statement.
Aziz said that the rakyat, especially those residing in Perak, have not forgotten Faizal's actions during his term as Perak menteri besar, including leaving Pakatan Harapan, resulting in the rakyat's mandate to be bargained away.
This was despite him previously accusing others of sabotaging the state government's administration.
Yesterday, Faizal pledged to return the entire RM27,000 salary and have it go into the Covid-19 fund instead.
Faizal was appointed as Muhyiddin's special adviser on Aug 5, but 11 days later, Muhyiddin stepped down as prime minister after losing his majority.
Many speculated if the appointment was an attempt to buy support. Faizal is the vice-president of Bersatu, whereas Muhyiddin is the party president.
Details of Faizal's salary were questioned in Parliament last week, and Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob revealed that the total salary received by Faizal amounted to RM27,227.20, paid pro-rata given the short period of service.
In response to Kepong MP Lim Lip Eng, Ismail Sabri added that the amount included a replacement for termination of service notice with one month's salary.
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