Agriculture and Food Security Minister Mohamad Sabu has dismissed Fairuz Bandar, a member of the National Farmers’ Organisation's (Nafas) board of directors.

This dismissal was communicated by Mohamad in a letter dated Oct 23 to general manager Muhammad Faris Arriffin.

The move came just a day after a media statement purportedly issued by board members announcing Faris’ “suspension” amid an investigation into alleged misuse of funds, which Nafas later denied.