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Wong Tack, Fuziah should resign if they’ve dignity - Najib

Published: Today 4:27 am

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Former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak said Pakatan Harapan lawmakers Fuziah Salleh (above, left) and Wong Tack (above, second right) should resign over the Lynas controversy, should they have “dignity” left.

Speaking at a forum “Hard Truth: Cash is King” at the Umno headquarters in Kuala Lumpur last night, Najib said the duo “lied to the rakyat” over the supposed threat posed by the rare earth processing plant in Gebeng, Pahang.

He said this was as the Lynas Advanced Materials Plant (LAMP) operations posed no threat to Malaysians, but was made into an issue by the then Pakatan Harapan opposition prior to GE14.

“That is why I am now demanding that they quit their posts because they lied to the rakyat, especially the Kuantan and Bentong MPs.

“These two ‘ekor’ need to quit their posts as MPs,” Najib was quoted saying by portal Free Malaysia Today (FMT) during the event.

He added: “But I don’t think they have any dignity.”

Fuziah is Kuantan MP, while Wong is Bentong MP. Both have been vocal critics of Lynas operations in Malaysia.

The duo has received calls to resign following the government’s consideration of possibly allowing Lynas Malaysia to explore a permanent disposal facility (PDF), instead of removing the waste from the country - the latter was part of stipulation initially set by the government to renew the plant’s operating license.

Fuziah, who is also deputy minister in the Prime Minister's Department, was slated to lead the Harapan government review committee to review the conditions of LAMP's operation announced in October last year, but withdrew to prevent conflict over her role and to continue questioning the matter.

Meanwhile, Wong had refused earlier calls for his resignation, stating this would result in only 'yes men' remaining in the government.

He called on the people to pressure their respective MPs and state assemblypersons to speak out against Lynas.

Fuziah also maintained her stand against Lynas, but blamed former BN members, now in the new government’s cabinet, as being deceived by the Australian company, one of a few major rare earth miners in the world, next to China.