Tell us where we’re going, Umno No. 2 tells Zahid

Updated 3 years ago · Published on 1 Oct 2020 2:29PM · 3 Comments

Mohamad Hasan tells his boss to state where Umno stands now in its relationship with its political allies. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, October 1, 2020.

THE Umno president must provide clear direction for party members bristling over the way the party was treated by Perikatan Nasional after winning the Sabah elections, said his deputy today

Mohamad Hasan said Ahmad Zahid Hamidi must indicate where the party stands now in its relationship with its political allies.

“Developments in Sabah show Umno was sidelined. From a party that governed Sabah for 27 years, Umno has become a small party in Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS).

“Sadly, Umno also faced competition from independent candidates sponsored by certain parties to destabilise Umno.

“It is time for the president to give guidance and a clear explanation on where the party is going with our current political pacts.

“A clear consensus is needed to ease the dissatisfaction among Umno members,” said the former Negri Sembilan menteri besar. 

At the Sabah elections last Saturday, Umno won 14 of the 32  seats it contested, making it the GRS party with the most seats.

However, the chief minister’s post was given to Bersatu, which won 11 seats.

Collectively, GRS has 38 seats – enough to form the Sabah government. Three independent reps have also backed coalition.

Sabah Bersatu chairman Hajiji Noor was sworn in as chief minister on Tuesday while the Umno candidate for the post,  Bung Moktar Radin was relegated to being his deputy.

This has angered many Umno members, who view Bersatu as a usurper.

Mohamad said Umno must move on from the “Sheraton Move” episode that toppled the Pakatan Harapan government and replaced it with Perikatan Nasional, and create a better platform under Barisan Nasional.

He said now’s the time to say if Umno wants to remain faithful to the Muafakat Nasional agenda.

“Umno has made a major sacrifice in giving away important seats and it has cost the party.

“Moving forward, Umno must stop being nostalgic about the Sheraton Move. Now Umno must think about how it will take the country back.

“If we need to be with PAS in Muafakat Nasional with BN for the general election, so be it. And this has to be decided now so that we can get work on the relationship,” said Mohamad. – October 1, 2020.

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  • Clean umno from corruption and you can manage the country again.

    Posted 3 years ago by YUSHRI ZAINUDIN · Reply

  • Hai ya Pak Hassan, your spineless boss is playing his cards close to his chest but it is nothing new as it is an open secret that he needs to kow tow to Pak Din cause his has a court case hearing so anything that he does that upset Pak Din, he would hear a music that all politician wants to avoid. All old guards and tainted leaders must go, let new ones take their places, maybe just maybe dumno stands a chance.

    Posted 3 years ago by Teruna Kelana · Reply

  • Mat Hassan need to say where those with courts cases should be, before asking others. UMNO is still daydreaming that it is still very popular when it has problems of its own it cannot shed until today. The big elephants in the room are those with court cases.

    Also, if a party is too big or too dominant in a country, it will be very bad for democracy ..something like monopoly where the big warlords trample around and dictating others of their kingship, instead of working for the good of rakyat and abiding to the law.

    Posted 3 years ago by Joe Harry · Reply