Lim Kok Wing quits as Najib’s PR adviser after short-lived stint
(TMI) – Tan Sri Lim Kok Wing, whose appointment as Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s public campaign coordinator caused a stir, resigned from the position earlier this month, sources told The Malaysian Insider.
The Malaysian Insider understands that the advertising man’s short-lived career as Najib’s adviser ended in early July after he tendered his resignation.
This comes even as the embattled prime minister struggles to boost his dwindling support over issues related to the controversial 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), the channelling of funds into his personal accounts and growing calls for him to step down over the matter.
Lim, it is learnt, had received his letter of appointment earlier this year from principal private secretary in the Prime Minister’s Office, Datuk Seri Azlin Alias, who died in April in a helicopter crash which also killed Rompin MP Tan Sri Jamaluddin Jarjis.
The Malaysian Insider reported on May 22 that Lim, who had run Barisan Nasional’s election campaigns previously, was made Najib’s new public campaign coordinator in a charm offensive to win over Malaysians and shore up Najib’s flagging popularity.
The 69-year-old, who is also a popular educationist, was appointed at the height of the 1MDB scandal, which has seen Najib facing the harshest criticism of his political career with allegations of corruption and misappropriation of funds linked to the state investment vehicle.
More recently, Najib found himself at the centre of an election-funding scandal, where other companies linked to 1MDB had allegedly funnelled billions of ringgit into his personal bank accounts.
