from: thestar.com.my
Penang State UMNO Division Chiefs pledge to nominate PM for Top Post
GEORGE TOWN: All 13 Penang Umno division chiefs have pledged to nominate Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and his deputy Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak for the party president and deputy president's posts respectively.
The pledge was made to Abdullah at the state Umno liaison committee closed-door meeting at Menara Umno here yesterday.
Speaking to reporters after the event, Abdullah thanked the grassroots leaders for their support, saying that he hoped all division and branch meetings would be conducted in accordance with the party’s constitution.
Abdullah said the Umno supreme council had identified steps to strengthen the party and it would be implemented at all levels.
“This will be a new era for Umno. We will be stronger,” he said.
Abdullah said that the closed-door meeting discussed current issues relating to the economy, inflation and measures taken by the Government to address the problems.
“We also discussed internal party matters and party activities,” he said.
The nominations for party posts will take place when the divisions convene their AGMs between Oct 9 and Nov 9.
Earlier, when he arrived at the venue, Abdullah received an appeal letter from state Wanita Umno secretary Marina Puteh requesting that 18 Jelutong branches not be closed.
Out of the 42 branches in the Jelutong division, the 18 were deemed to be “problematic”.
After handing over the appeal letter to Abdullah, a brief argument broke out between party members on the Jelutong issue.
State Umno liaison committee deputy chief Datuk Abdul Rashid Abdullah said recommendations had been made to the party leaders.
“Let them decide what to do.”
my thoughts:
alhamdullilah. UMNO Penang is the first state to have completed its annual branch and divisional AGMs. and they had done so before the actual dates set by UMNO's Supreme Council. the sheer speed and 'semangat' shown by them must be commended. congrats. UMNO should reward the divisional chiefs for their efficiency and leadership.
what utter nonsense! i find this ridiculous. the branches have yet to hold their AGMs, let alone the divisions. and the divisional chiefs have come out pledging to nominate PM Abdullah Badawi and DS Najib as president and deputy president respectively.
this is reckless and irresponsible leadership. done with clear disregard to the democratic process in UMNO. or is there such thing as democracy left in UMNO? this is another example of leaders trying to appease their political bosses, rather than be answerable to their true political masters - the members!
why did they come out with this pledge at this point of time? just before the start of branch AGMs. simple. this is done to send signals to all branches and divisions in Penang - you must toe the line. there is no other reason. if there is, i must be the next Prime Minister of Malaysia.
Pulau Pinang jauh ke tengah
negeri yang maju lagi mewah
sudah lah jatuh ke tangan pembangkang
dapat pula pemimpin yang b**g**g (sila isi mengikut kesesuaian)
Pulau Pinang jauh ke tengah
negeri berjiran dengan Kedah
ke hulu ke hilir mencari maruah
rupanya dicalar pemimpin murah-an
2 comments:
azrain,
If this is the attitude of mamak penang umno, dont ever dream of regaining Penang from Pakatan,come PRU 13 UMNO will be completely demolished.Yang tinggal anak mami ,maidin dan pie saja,boria pun kena humban kedalam laut.
Salam,
Mejar(B)anuar abd hamid
nampak gaya macam non-supporter of abdullah tak boleh buat apa-apa - tak ada pilihan dan harapan untuk menukar pucuk pimpinan...
nak harap najib, najib tak ada telur..
najib diarah untuk melenyapkan muhyiddin untuk post deputy..
tak boleh ke muhyiddin pegi terus lawan presiden, dengan agenda bahawa dia akan mengambil che det sebagai senior advisor solely untuk memulihkan keadaan ekonomi negara dan formulate strategy untuk policy yg terbabit (bukan sebagai adviser untuk politik UMNO).
kena org selain dari che det la kena propose such things, as he would never offer himself.
for me, having him in the picture on the economy front would likely to get support from the people as it is the most logical option if we were to choose a leader to wheather the coming crisis. i think a lot of others would agree with me as there are no other candidate that seems to be able to fill the shoes.
muhyiddin can then promise to pass it to najib later if that pleases najib's people. if he can wait until 2010, tambah sikit lagi sampai next election pun apa bezanya...
the thing is, che det factor is a strong factor for the country, but he cannot be in the political scene anymore i don't think... so use that as leverage. get him to be in the government.
if che det still loves the country, with proper convincing, he will not reject.
we just need somebody to spearhead that... for the country...
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