00:00 Kedah Menteri Besar Sanusi Noor has dismissed criticism for taking on eight portfolios in
00:04 the State Executive Council.
00:06 Sanusi pointed out that even in a 28-member federal cabinet, certain ministers hold two
00:11 or even three portfolios.
00:13 He said given that the Kedah Exco is only 11 members, each Exco member will have to
00:17 take on multiple portfolios.
00:19 Sanusi said there are also structures within the state government that did not exist at
00:23 the federal level and vice versa but did not elaborate.
00:26 Earlier, UMNO Supreme Council Member Puat Zarkasi criticized Sanusi for holding eight
00:30 portfolios, calling it excessive.
00:33 Puat said Sanusi should instead focus on the land resources and finance portfolios.
00:38 Sanusi heads the committees for state planning, mineral and geoscience, land resources, finance,
00:45 state-owned companies, state economic action council, development and external relations.
00:51 Jason Desmond, FMT News.
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