Exhausted and unwell, he soldiered on to fulfil his obligation of attending the event.
Deputy Works Minister Datuk Eddin Syazlee Shith has apologised for nodding off during a Khatam and Huffaz graduation ceremony for students of Sekolah Menengah Agama Sains Kuala Pilah, which was held at Palm Mall near Seremban on Saturday (April 10).
According to his special officer, Farahiah Zubir, the Kuala Pilah MP was not feeling well but insisted on turning up for the event and had taken some medication before going.
“Datuk Eddin Syazlee apologises for falling asleep at the event,” she told Bernama on Sunday (April 11).
A viral video showed Eddin asleep in his chair, and who did not wake when he was called by the master of ceremony to officiate the event.