Army chief Teerachai turns down Cabinet post
PRIME MINISTER Prayut Chan-o-cha ysaid esterday Army chief General Teerachai Nakwanich had turned down his offer of a Cabinet position as part of an imminent reshuffle.
Prayut wants to fill two vacant deputy minister positions in his government, but Teerachai is no longer a |candidate.
The prime minister also denied reports that Olan Pithak, director-general of the Agricultural Extension Department, would become deputy minister of the Agricultural and Cooper-atives Ministry. He said Olan was about to retire and he should stay at home to look after his grandchildren so he was not under consideration as a deputy minister.
Prayut said the new cabinet members “could come from anywhere” and he had not yet reached a decision.
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