KUALA LUMPUR: PKR vice-president Rafizi Ramli has accused Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad of having bulldozed through the appointment of the three cabinet ministers, whose names were unveiled earlier today.
Rafizi said the prime minister had failed to consult the Pakatan Harapan component parties before announcing the names, and that the decision was a unilateral one.
A YouTube video, featuring an audio recording of a conversation between Rafizi and an unidentified person, quoted Rafizi voicing his displeasure at the move.
“Even the three appointed, because the decision was made without our participation. He bulldozed it.
“So because, I mean, obviously DAP is happy to get (the position of) Finance (Minister) and Parti Amanah Negara is happy to get Defence (Minister), the due process of discussing it was not done.
“He unilaterally announced (it),” he said in the one-minute, four-second video.
Rafizi said discussions among the four parties involved in Pakatan Harapan needed to take place for such decisions.
Earlier, in a blog post on his official website rafiziramli.com, he said PKR deemed that discussions were still ongoing and the announcement was “not conclusive.”
Dr Mahathir had announced at a press conference, the appointment of Lim Guan Eng as Finance Minister, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin as Home Affairs Minister and Mohamad Sabu as Defence Minister.
Seven other ministers in the 10-person cabinet would only be announced by next week.