Anifah Aman quits Umno

Kamles Kumar Jason Santos Kamles Kumar, Jason Santos Updated 5 years ago · Published on 19 Sep 2018 11:36AM · 9 Comments

Former foreign minister Anifah Aman has quit Umno, a day after Supreme Council member Mustapa Mohamed had done the same. – EPA pic, September 19, 2018.

FORMER foreign affairs minister Anifah Aman has quit Umno, a day after party Supreme Council member Mustapa Mohamed made his exit.

Anifah, confirmed his departure with The Malaysian Insight.

“I made my decision a few days ago. I don’t know when my secretary will send my letter to Umno headquarters. But I confirm I have quit,” he said.

He did not comment further as he was boarding a flight.

Other sources close to the Kimanis MP confirmed he has submitted his resignation letter to party secretary-general Annuar Musa.

Anifah had twice threatened to leave Umno before and his decision to do so now comes after Barisan Nasional lost federal power in the May 9 polls.

He is expected to issue a statement later today to explain his decision to quit Umno.

Mustapa’s and Anifah’s departure now leaves Umno with 49 lawmakers and BN as a whole, just 52 seats in the Dewan Rakyat.

Mustapa yesterday said he had lost faith in Umno’s direction, which is seen as leaning even more to the right in its attempts to cooperate with rival PAS.

Anifah’s first threat to leave Umno was after the 2008 general election, when Abdullah Ahmad Badawi was prime minister. Anifah had questioned Abdullah as to why Sabah lawmakers were not given minister posts in the cabinet even though the state had contributed significantly to BN’s electoral victory that year.

He then threatened to leave again in March this year to pressure former prime minister Najib Razak over the return of Sabah’s special rights.

With Anifah gone, Umno’s MPs in Sabah are reduced to just six, in Kinabatangan, Labuan, Kudat, Sipitang, Beaufort, Beluran and Libaran. – September 19, 2018.

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Comments

  • Hahaha another one. Bravo, Anifah!

    Posted 5 years ago by Leng Kapri As Saribasi · Reply

  • When will Najib quit UMNO because UMNO is too corrupted?

    Posted 5 years ago by Awang Bilis · Reply

  • What was that again, Umno-PAS ? You guys were thinking about wresting power again?

    Posted 5 years ago by Rock Hensem · Reply

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    Posted 5 years ago by Wan Salehuddin bin Wan Ishak · Reply

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      Posted 5 years ago by Tanahair Ku · Reply

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    Posted 5 years ago by CHEE Meng Ng · Reply

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    Posted 5 years ago by CHEE Meng Ng · Reply

  • REASON.HAHAHA.NO MORE DEDAK. SIMPLE

    Posted 5 years ago by CHEE Meng Ng · Reply

  • Another good man.

    Posted 5 years ago by Tanahair Ku · Reply