Unity govt pointless if Umno a mere passenger, says deputy president

SM Amin SM Amin Updated 7 years ago · Published on 30 Sep 2018 7:41PM · 4 Comments

Umno deputy president Mohamad Hasan says the party can win back support as it has six decades' experience in the government and serving the people. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Afif Ab Halim, September 30, 2018.

THERE is no need for Umno to cooperate with any party to form a unity government if the party is just going to be a passenger, said Mohamad Hasan.

The deputy president said Umno must strive to regain Putrajaya on its own, and not depend on the goodwill of others.

“Do not dream that people will come bearing ‘tepak sirih’ (traditional Malay ceremonial gift) with an offer to form the government,” he said in his winding-up speech at the party’s general assembly today.

The former Negri Sembilan menteri besar said a pact that leaves Umno as a passenger is pointless.

“If we are to ride as a passenger, then forget it.”

He said the party can win back support as it has six decades’ experience in the government and serving the people.

“But because of a slight fall, the kingdom has collapsed. We must work hard to win back support.”

Umno No. 2 Mohamad Hasan says what is of utmost importance is to persuade Malays to support the party once more. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Afif Ab Halim, September 30, 2018.

He admitted that it is difficult to persuade Malays who had rejected Umno in the 14th general election to return to the party’s fold.

Although president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi yesterday proposed seven policies, invoving 21 steps, to reset the party’s direction, Mohamad said it is more important for Umno to persuade Malays to support it once more.

“We change what we ought to change, so that we do not repeat (our mistakes) again.”

He said Umno does not need to “waste time” debating with the Pakatan Harapan government and its supporters, as they are still in the honeymoon period.

“There is no need to waste our time arguing with the people in power. We wait for the promises that they cannot keep, and we store that away for now. When people get upset, we have enough to hit them back.

“When (those in power) see that the prices of goods continue to soar, the country’s economy is tanking… I do not see good economic growth for the third and fourth quarters of the year, and many people may lose their jobs.

“That is when we will say, ‘you made the wrong choice’.” – September 30, 2018.

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  • UMNO's first astronaut went on a NASA ticket at Malaysia tax payers' expense to experiment with eating nasi lemak in zero gravity. If racist UMNO wishes to regain its driver seat, it must show the Malaysian people where and how they have changed, take the queue number and work harder, smarter and better than the gomen of the day.

    Posted 7 years ago by Roger 5201 · Reply

  • New Malaysia in works boss....just go to sleep....we don't need thieves...pahammm

    Posted 7 years ago by Hantoo Blacklord · Reply

  • These goons will never repent.

    Posted 7 years ago by Ramli Sirap · Reply

  • Promises not fulfilled yet are better than getting robbed and raped repeatedly. 61 years of experience and yet could lift the livelihood of most Malays except enriching those in power with obscene wealth and contracts. Will the younger generation of Malaysians be hoodwinked? I do not think they are so naive to believe anymore false cries of their rights being protected. What is protected is somebody's obscene wealth and probability of being sent to jail

    Posted 7 years ago by Concerned Citizen · Reply