This came about after MPs from Tanah Merah, Sik, Lumut, Kinabatangan and Lawas asked the Deputy Prime Minister on the status of the construction of the boarding schools in their respective constituencies.
Datuk Seri Ikmal Hisham Abdul Aziz said the MRSM in his constituency was supposed to be constructed at the same time as the school in Bagan Datuk, which is Ahmad Zahid’s constituency, was built. “When can it be completed?. I hope it will be a reality. If it is completed, maybe Tanah Merah will go to Barisan Nasional?” Ikmal added.Ahmad Zahid said the allocation for the Bagan Datuk school was approved by Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.