COMMENT | Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob's trip to flood-stricken Yan, accompanied by a retinue of Umno-Baru politicians shows that he aims to continue as he started.

He could have told the MPs not to come with him. The money spent accommodating these Putrajaya hangers-on was a waste of resources and manpower, but he failed to refuse them.

More importantly, Ismail needs to focus and engage with the victims of the floods, and not be distracted and waste time with his mandarins.

First things first. If the man who imposed the strict lockdown rules cannot be bothered to follow them, why should you or I?

As the former Senior Minister of the National Security Council (NSC), he dictated the rules. Soon after, he was elevated to the post of prime minister (PM), by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong on Aug 20. He then flew to Kedah, a few days after his inauguration, to inspect the damage in the floods affected areas of Yan and Merbok

Looking at the photos from government news media, one is left wondering. "How many Umno-Baru MPs does it need to change a light bulb? One to hold the bulb, and 40 others to issue instructions or take turns holding the ladder?"

After his maiden speech as PM, in which he wanted all Malaysians to think of themselves as one big happy family...