Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail has pointed out that even Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad prioritises party matters despite his governmental obligations.

It is believed that Wan Azizah, the deputy prime minister and PKR advisory council chairperson, was referring to party deputy president Mohamed Azmin Ali using his duties as economic affairs minister as an excuse to skip party meetings.

"We rise because of the party. So it's good that we strengthen our own party," she told reporters in Shah Alam yesterday.