Speed up transition, as only Anwar can deliver Pakatan promises, says MP

Chan Kok Leong Chan Kok Leong Updated 4 years ago · Published on 14 Jan 2020 7:00AM · 3 Comments

Selayang MP William Leong highlights the irony that not one of the Pakatan Harapan manifesto authors is in the cabinet. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Nazir Sufari, January 14, 2020.

THE Pakatan Harapan presidential council needs to speed up the transition process as only Anwar Ibrahim can fulfil the manifesto promises, said William Leong.

“Wong Chen, Rafizi (Ramli), Dr Rais (Husin), Dr Ong Kian Ming, Tony Pua – this is the team that wrote the book but none of them (is a minister). 

“Those who understand are not in the cabinet. Those who didn’t read are in the cabinet and that’s why they say it’s very difficult to do it,” the Selayang MP told a forum yesterday.

Leong was responding to a question on why PH is slow to fulfil its manifesto promises and why the MPs are speaking in a public forum on the transition issue.

“We have a prime minister who shows that he doesn’t believe in the manifesto and that’s why it’s necessary for us to make a change for the transition to the one who believes in it and to a cabinet who believes in it.”

Leong was among three other PKR lawmakers pushing for Anwar to take over from Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad in May instead of after the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting at year-end.

Alongside Leong at the Should Malaysia wait until November for transition? forum were Setiawangsa MP Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad, Kelana Jaya MP Wong Chen and Tg Malim MP Chang Lih Kang. Also present was DAP’s Prof Dr Mohd Tajuddin Mohd Rasdi.

Leong said it’s unacceptable for Dr Mahathir to say that he could not implement all the manifesto promises. 

“That’s what the people voted for and that’s what we want to remind the presidential council and those who are deciding that we are waiting for the change.

“This is something we have been bringing up and there’s no difference between what was happening with BN and now Pakatan. The only change is to remove a kleptocratic regime. That is why we are here tonight, to start that conversation.” – January 14, 2020.

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  • We are absolutely noticed that the invoke is the main character to trumpet the imbalances in Pakatan Pact. Invoke is the one is bringing the issue very much as to influence the rest to agree the terms of transition. To achieve a peace process somehow the candidate should come out with a strong solution in order to halt further damage from inside. If you have failed to mitigate the problems therefore.... No future for PM8

    Posted 4 years ago by MOHD SULAIMAN · Reply

  • We are absolutely noticed that the invoke is the main character to trumpet the imbalances in Pakatan Pact. Invoke is the one is bringing the issue very much as to influence the rest to agree the terms of transition. To achieve a peace process somehow the candidate should come out with a strong solution in order to halt further damage from inside. If you have failed to mitigate the problems therefore.... No future for PM8

    Posted 4 years ago by MOHD SULAIMAN · Reply

  • We are absolutely noticed that the invoke is the main character to trumpet the imbalances in Pakatan Pact. Invoke is the one is bringing the issue very much as to influence the rest to agree the terms of transition. To achieve a peace process somehow the candidate should come out with a strong solution in order to halt further damage from inside. If you have failed to mitigate the problems therefore.... No future for PM8

    Posted 4 years ago by MOHD SULAIMAN · Reply