KOTA BARU: State Pas leaders yesterday expressed hope that the new cabinet will bring changes in the working relationship between the state and federal government and give similar priority to states under Pakatan Rakyat.
Menteri Besar Datuk Ahmad Yakob, in welcoming the new cabinet, said it was the prerogative of the prime minister to appoint whoever he deemed fit to be in the cabinet.
He said he appreciated Datuk Seri Najib Razak's statement that the new cabinet was a transformation cabinet and hoped that it would not involve only in the changing old faces with new ones but more importantly, transforming attitudes and mentality.
“I hope the new cabinet will bring changes in the co-operation between the state and federal government in line with the spirit of the federalism,” he said.
PAS assistant secretary-general Datuk Takiyuddin Hassan said he saw that there was a transformation in the cabinet appointment with the inclusion of new faces.