KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 21 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has today confirmed the abolishment of the National Recovery Council (NRC), which was previously led by Perikatan Nasional (PN) chairman Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.
Anwar said the decision was made because there were overlapping responsibilities, and positions were created to meet the needs at that time following the devastating Covid-19 pandemic.
"We have dissolved the NRC. It is an overlap and the position was created to fulfill the needs at the time,” Anwar told a press conference after chairing the Cabinet meeting in Putrajaya.
The NRC was established on July 2021, and then headed by former prime minister Muhyiddin since September of that year after he was ousted by Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
Meanwhile, Anwar said the government will also examine the proposal to dissolve the National Governance, Integrity and Anti-Corruption Centre (GIACC).
He said of the GIACC’s many functions, several were found to overlap with that of enforcement agencies, namely the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) and the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM).
