PKR Polls: UMNO Not Greedy To Ask For Cabinet Post If Vacancy Arises – Ahmad Zahid

Kuala Lumpur: UMNO president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has emphasised that the party is not that greedy to ask for the possible vacant Cabinet minister's post following the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) central leadership election yesterday. "That (the possible vacant position) is their (PKR's) right. we cannot interfere and we know the limits to our requests. But, if the post is given to UMNO, we will accept it with open arms. I don't think UMNO is that greedy to ask for the post (if it becomes vacant) to be given to us, (as) we are grateful because we have seven UMNO ministers in the Cabinet lineup," Ahmad Zahid, also the Deputy Prime Minister, told a media conference after officiating the Eastern International TVET here today, which was also attended by Pahang Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail. According to BERNAMA News Agency, on May 10, Economy Minister Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli stated his readiness to relinquish his post in the Cabinet should he fail to defend his post as PKR deputy pres ident. The official election results announced yesterday saw Rafizi lose to Nurul Izzah Anwar in the fight for the deputy president's post, while Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad failed to defend his vice-president's post.