The race is on. Dato' Seri Hishammuddin, UMNO Youth Chief announced yesterday that he would not be defending his post in the coming UMNO election. He is paving the way for a new leader to take over. Thank you Dato Seri for making your intention clear. UMNO Youth members can now start deliberating on who should be the next chief. With this prompt announcement, UMNO Youth members would have more time to consider various options and various candidates to strenghten the movement after the disastrous GE.
Dato Seri Hishammuddin took a risk by making this announcement so quickly and so early, as now everybody can guess his next move. It is out in the open. Although he did not say which post he would be contesting, he would most probably vie for one of the VP posts. It is the most logical choice. The position of UMNO Youth Chief is the same level as VPs anyway. so it would be the natural progression. (there are actually six VP level positions in UMNO - the 3 VPs, Wanita Chief, Youth Chief and Puteri Chief - in that order.) It is very unlikely that he would contest the deputy president's post, as long as Dato Sri Najib is there. They are cousins. and blood ties do count. They would never fight each other. Not in a million years. He would only go for the no. 2 position if Dato Sri Najib fights for the top post. Also an unlikely scenario at this point of time. although that might change actually. Recently, Tun Mahathir was quoted as saying that he is withdrawing his support for Dato Sri Najib. I dont think so. He is in fact pushing Najib to centrestage and 'telling' him to challenge PM Abdullah Badawi. Tun Mahathir wont say " Najib please contest the President's post". That is not his style.
Back to UMNO Youth. as we know, two leaders have indicated that they would consider contesting - Dr Khir Toyo and Dato Mukhriz Mahathir. Since now Dato Hishammuddin has stated his intention, it is only proper for them to state their intentions. To contest or not to contest. That goes for others as well - those who aspires for the top position but have kept their cards very closely. No more guessing game. State your intention. Dont be too calculative.
I remember this chorus but cant remember the song nor the singer. "Jangan tunggu lama-lama, nanti lama-lama...dia diambil orang".
"Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly" - Robert F. Kennedy
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