KUCHING: There will be no state Cabinet reshuffle following the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) election results, says Tan Sri Abang Johari Openg.
The Sarawak Premier, who is also PBB president, said the party’s elections had nothing to do with appointments to state Cabinet positions.
"There is no reshuffle, the party election has nothing to do with (Cabinet) reshuffle. We will continue as usual,” he told reporters on the sidelines of PBB’s 16th General Assembly here Sunday (Feb 16).
Earlier Sunday, Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said he would leave the decision regarding his Cabinet position to Abang Johari following his defeat in the PBB elections on Saturday (Feb 15).
Abdul Karim, who holds two ministerial portfolios in the state Cabinet, said matters regarding the appointment of Cabinet members are the prerogative of the Premier.
Abdul Karim is Sarawak’s Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Minister as well as Youth, Sports and Entrepreneur Development Minister.
Earlier Sunday, PBB elections chairman Datuk Awang Bemee Awang Ali Basah announced that Abdul Karim failed to defend his position as vice-president of the Bumiputera wing of PBB in the party’s elections held Saturday.
He garnered 669 votes, placing him fifth out of six candidates. Only the four candidates with the highest votes secured the vice-president posts.
More than 4,000 delegates attended the three-day general assembly that kicked off on Friday (Feb 14). - Bernama
