SUBANG, July 9 — Youth and Sports Minister Syed Saddiq Abdul Rahman today claimed that the National Civics Bureau (BTN) will be abolished in the near future.

He said discussions on the matter were underway and that an announcement will be made "soon”.

"Let me tell you this, BTN will be abolished... just wait for an announcement that will be made soon,” he said.

The Muar MP was speaking at a forum titled "The changed political landscape and the aspirations of the youth” at Sunway University.

Syed Saddiq had supported Setiawangsa MP Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad’s proposal to abolish the bureau.

Nik Nazmi had reportedly described the bureau as "very bias and toxic in nature towards true national unity” and still operated within the "Cold War framework” while the world had changed.

At the forum, Syed Saddiq said several Umno members hoping to join Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (PPBM) will not be a threat to Pakatan Harapan (PH).

The PPBM Youth chief said the party’s top leaders had no intention to simply accept anyone from Umno.

"Assuming we decide to accept them, we will have to vet them and see if they truly seek to fight for our cause and not just for the sake of getting a ‘position’,” he said.