Dr M as Education Minister: So what happened to Pakatan’s GE14 manifesto?


  • Nation
  • Thursday, 17 May 2018

PETALING JAYA: Shortly after Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad announced that he will also be Education Minister, a Pahang PKR youth leader hit back, pointing out that this contradicts Pakatan Harapan’s manifesto.

Pahang PKR youth chief Wong Chun Yuan explained that Pakatan’s “Buku Harapan” manifesto had clearly stated that “any individuals with the prime minister position cannot hold other ministerial positions, especially the Finance Minister position”.

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