Bersatu man defends call to use govt resources for party matters

Updated 5 years ago · Published on 5 Jan 2019 7:24PM · 16 Comments

Bersatu vice-president Abdul Rashid Abdul Rahman has defended his call to use government resources to help the party, saying he is merely echoing the sentiments of division chiefs. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, January 5, 2019.

ABDUL Rashid Abdul Rahman has defended his controversial call at the Bersatu’s annual general assembly last month to use government resources to help the party’s divisions.

The Bersatu vice-president said his call for Putrajaya to bring back the Federal Development Department (JPP) to disburse “goodies”, including government contracts, to party loyalists is justified.

Abdul Rashid also said the call was timely as he was only voicing the sentiments of the party’s division chiefs nationwide.

“What I said was not scripted. It was spontaneous.

“I was thinking of it as many division and branch chiefs had approached me to share their problems, not only from Kelantan but the whole country,” he was quoted as saying in Kota Baru today by Bernama.

He said they often complained to him as they have no funds and therefore are finding it difficult to implement development programmes in their respective areas.

A general view of Bersatu's annual general assembly on at the PICC on December 29. Bersatu vice-president Abdul Rashid Abdul Rahman had called for the use of government resources to help the party during the assembly. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, January 5, 2019.

“As vice-president, I am compelled to get them heard,” he said.

Abdul Rashid said in serving the community, “we have to be realistic”.

“They needed money. If we have no money, (then) we have no (support). We can’t save up.

“We want the people’s continued support, not just for one term,” he added

Abdul Rashid, who heads the government’s electoral reform committee, called on top leaders to bring back the JPP so that activities in opposition-controlled states could be directly controlled by the government, had delegates cheering even though it goes against the principle of separating government and party – something that underpins the Pakatan Harapan coalition that Bersatu belongs to.

He said in the states where Bersatu lost, the party should not give the opposition the opportunity to retain them.

“We must bring back the JPP so that activities can be channelled through them. And, division and branch chiefs can benefit from these activities,” Abdul Rashid said. – January 5, 2019.

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  • This is why BERSATU shd close its doors for all BN politicians good or bad forever They will never change and will poison others . Bring fresh blood moving forward

    Posted 5 years ago by Maniraju Maruthai · Reply

    • Is this a fresh "MALAY DILEMMA (1969)" that Dr. Mahathir has to revisit in his eye-opener of a book that he wrote & published in the year of Malaysia's infamous race riots after the 1969 general election?...

      Posted 5 years ago by MELVILLE JAYATHISSA · Reply

    • IS IT STRICTLY A NO-NO SITUATION, or can the PH rules be bent a little?...

      Posted 5 years ago by MELVILLE JAYATHISSA · Reply

    • IN ORDER FOR PH TO RETAIN POWER IN GE-15 DUE BY 2O23, & build the targeted 1 million homes BY 2O28?...

      Posted 5 years ago by MELVILLE JAYATHISSA · Reply

  • The stone from the night soil is naturally hard and smelly.

    Posted 5 years ago by Tanahair Ku · Reply

  • UMNO 2.0

    Posted 5 years ago by Nasharuddin Hamzah · Reply

  • Abdul Rashid please join Najib. He need your support

    Posted 5 years ago by Adrian Tan · Reply

  • Bullshit.

    Posted 5 years ago by Syed Ariff · Reply

  • If the divisional chiefs approached you for help regarding the matter, you should educate and advise them that Bersatu is not Dumno!
    There can be no handouts as practised by umno.
    As VP of Bersatu and instead of voicing delegates concerns and complaints, you should know better to educate them.
    What good are you then to Bersatu if you cant understand the difference between Bersatus and Umnos ideologies?
    Rashid, dont you think you should just resign and join umno?

    Posted 5 years ago by TTs Take · Reply

  • This is plain stupidity... Rashid doesnt deserve to be VP of Bersatu. He should be VP or better still the President of umno.

    Posted 5 years ago by TTs Take · Reply

  • As a vice president, Abdul Rashid should have said the right thing. People will respect and support a leader who is honest, hard working and able to deliver excellent services. Contracts likewise should be given to the bidder with the best fit and value, not any division chief simply because he is from Bersatu.

    Posted 5 years ago by Roger 5201 · Reply

  • does this man not understand right from wrong? does this man not have simple moral values?

    Posted 5 years ago by Lipdah Lia · Reply

  • asshole with umno DNA....

    Posted 5 years ago by The Lone Ranger ... · Reply

  • This is evident that Bersatu is a self serving party, we will ditch it in the next GE.

    Posted 5 years ago by Tanahair Ku · Reply