COMMENT | Oh Ismail Sabri, what a big letdown

COMMENT | Did anyone of you seriously think that Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob is a reformer? By now, after he has revealed his cabinet line-up, you should be able to form a better judgement, perhaps.

Someone just posted in my inbox that “Insanity is using the same old thing and expecting a miracle”. I need not say more.

As the premier went to Kuantan to submit his cabinet list to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong on Thursday, the nation hit a new record high of 393 Covid-19 deaths.

A day later, many Malaysians probably ‘died’ a second death, after viewing Ismail Sabri’s new lineup.

What on earth was the prime minister thinking? He has done nothing new but to unveil former premier Muhyiddin Yassin cabinet 2.0, claiming it was his new one.

To put on record, Ismail Sabri’s lineup only saw five new ministers and four fresh deputy ministers.

The remaining 26 ministers (excluding Ismail Sabri) and 34 deputy ministers were either kept in the same portfolio or reshuffled.

So, I must seriously ask: What is going on, Ismail Sabri? The majority of Malaysians heaved a big sigh of relief after the non-performing backdoor prime minister was forced to resign following 17 long, tedious months in office.

After Muhyiddin stepped down on Aug 16, the rakyat was looking forward to a new dawn, a fresh start, a change for the better, hoping for a reformer to take us out of this rut.

But what did you present to us, Ismail Sabri? The same, bloated cabinet of...