Explain why FELDA unit overlooked for NFC project, PKR asks Najib

PETALING JAYA, Feb twenty-eight Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak should explain because a FELDA auxiliary with 11 years in cattle tillage was ignored when a National Feedlot Centre (NFC) plan was awarded to two companies in 2006, PKR officials said today.

The RM250 million NFC plan was awarded to Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalils family company, Agro Science Industries Sdn Bhd, as well as Lambert Sdn Bhd.

The anchor association selection cabinet for a NFC was chaired by Datuk Seri Najib Razak. He must explain how he can speak about fighting for FELDA with a public listing though did not give a plan which would have benefitted a settlers, PKR strategic executive Rafizi Ramli (picture) said, referring to a Federal Land Development Authority underneath a Prime Ministers Department.

He told a press discussion currently which FELDA has a land as well as they need to value-add their operations so most so which they often speak about a success in rearing thirty some-more cows, a reference to a NFC target of tillage 8,000 head of cattle.

PKR distributed to reporters currently FELDA Farm Products Sdn Bhds monetary information which states which for 2010 a income was RM9.6 million.

Under a 9th Malaysia Plan in 2006, a NFC was targeted as a High Impact Project with an objective to attain 40 per cent confidence for beef production by 2010. Agro Science Industries was allocated 2,000 hectares of land while Lambert took 200 ha.

The other 5 companies which submitted bids in a singular proposal were all established in 2004 or 2005.

Agro Science Industries then set up a National Feedlot Corporation (NFCorp) to run a project, which is chaired by Datuk Seri Mohamad Salleh Ismail, Wanita Umno arch Shahrizats husband. Their 3 young kids additionally hold executive posts in a company.

The NFC strike a headlines after it made it in to a A! uditor-G enerals Report final year, as well as has one after another to sow a limelight after it was related to Shahrizat as well as her family.

NFCorp has been repeatedly accused by PKR of using a RM250 million federal loan for over RM60 million worth of losses like a purchase of multiform luxury common ownership units in Bangsar as well as Singapore, land in Putrajaya as well as personal umrah trips.

Shahrizat applied for 3 weeks leave from her ministerial duties final month after brand new allegations of bribery surfaced as well as resumed work on February 8. She was called in for doubt by a MACC on a same day.

Bukit Aman recommended final week end which a Attorney-General charge NFCorp directors with rapist breach of certitude (CBT), an perspective which was common by de facto law minister Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz.


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