He said he had asked the finance ministry, Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission and DNB to provide a briefing on the project implementation to representatives of the movement.

“As the explanation is crucial to enable the young people and party leaders to get the latest information, I will also extend this invitation to several leaders of the Wanita Umno and Puteri movements.

“I hope, via this briefing session, all questions raised can be explained in detail by the agencies involved,” he said in a statement today.

The statement was issued following a memorandum submitted by Umno Youth on June 21 to deputy communications and multimedia minister Zahidi Zainul Abidin regarding the implementation of 5G by DNB.

Umno Youth exco member Fairuz Jamaludin, who is also the movement’s executive committee chairman, handed over a memorandum which, among others, called for a thorough investigation by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission on matters relating to the implementation of the 5G project.

Annuar said he had extended a copy of the memorandum to the finance ministry as most of the matters raised in the memorandum are not under his ministry’s jurisdiction.

He said based on a check conducted on the matters raised in the memorandum, it was found that several inaccurate and out-of-date information had reached the movement.

“I would like to thank Umno Youth for conveying their views and I think, as young leaders, they have the right to get more in-depth, accurate and up-to-date information on the implementation of 5G directly from the horse’s mouth or from the parties directly involved in the implementation of the 5G network,” he said.

DNB, which is wholly owned by the Minister of Finance (Inc), has been mandated by the government to be the single neutral party to undertake the deployment of 5G infrastructure and network nationwide.