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DATUK Zaid Ibrahim has tendered his resignation as the Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department. He has just submitted his letter to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. [Zaid Quits. New Straits Times. September 15 2008]
Two:
KUALA LUMPUR: Speculation is rife that de facto law minister Datuk Zaid Ibrahim has resigned.
According to sources, the senator tendered his letter of resignation to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi’s office just before 2pm on Monday. [Zaid Ibrahim Quits. The Star. Shaila Koshy. September 15 2008]
Three:
Datuk Zaid Ibrahim has resigned as Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department.
The Malaysian Insider has confirmed that he has tendered his resignation letter. [The Malaysian Insider. September 15 2008]
Four:
De facto Law Minister Zaid Ibrahim tenders his resignation over the government’s use of ISA, which allows detention without trial, against three individuals last week. [Law Minister Zaid ‘tenders resignation’. Fauwaz Abdul Aziz. Malaysiakini. September 15 2008]
There are so few politicians that stand by their words. Zaid Ibrahim has proven that he is one of them, yet again.
One reply on “[1775] Of Zaid Ibrahim quits!”
Ya, in doing so, Datuk Zaid Ibrahim has upheld the principle of collective responsibility.
If a minister disagrees with certain decision of teh Cabinet, then the most honourable thing to do is to resign from the cabinet.
So few honourable politicians around this days, though there are over supply of so-called honourable ministers and members out there.