COMMENT Federal minister Shahrizat Abdul Jalil’s intention to resign on April 8 has again thrown the spotlight on the government’s utter impotence in dealing with a high-profile corruption allegation.

Almost five months after the National Feedlot Corporation (NFC) scandal broke, and when the public domain has been flooded with innumerable details of alleged irregularities, the only outcome is Shahrizat’s pending departure from the cabinet.