Zuraida’s aide: Guan Eng’s ministry handled direct award contracts

An aide to Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin has reiterated that the minister was not involved in the awarding of direct tenders under her ministry’s purview.

Instead, political secretary Nor Hizwan Ahmad said the matter was handled directly by the Finance Ministry which was helmed by Lim Guan Eng at the time.

“The true facts of the matter are that Zuraida was...