Former youth and sports minister Khairy Jamaluddin has urged the Public Works Department (JKR) and the contractor for the Mokhtar Dahari National Football Academy to take responsibility for the many defects found on the site.

Yesterday, Khairy’s successor Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman visited the RM85 million facility and found an empty gym, a leaky ceiling, defective hydrotherapy pools and classrooms void of tables and chairs.

When queried on who should take responsibility for these defects, Khairy pointed his finger at the contractor and JKR...