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Saturday, April 4, 2015

Dr M says he has lost faith in people, won’t endorse next PM

Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad says today when certain Umno leaders get some authority, they misbehave themselves. – The Malaysian Insider pic by Kamal Ariffin, April 4, 2015.Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad says today when certain Umno leaders get some authority, they misbehave themselves. – The Malaysian Insider pic by Kamal Ariffin, April 4, 2015.
Days after calling for Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s resignation, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad today refused to endorse any successor for the prime minister’s post, saying he had lost faith in people as they would "misbehave" once appointed to power.
The former prime minister said that while it was party convention for the Umno deputy president to take over the top post, he refused to comment on Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin's capability to take up the mantle as he was already disillusioned.
"That (who should be the prime minister) is for the party to decide. See, of course, there are people who are quite qualified. If we go according to the party constitution, the person who is the most eligible would be the deputy," Dr Mahathir told a press conference in Cyberjaya today.
However, Dr Mahathir said that Najib's immediate resignation was crucial for the Barisan Nasional-led government's continued survival, adding that the prime minister was weighed down by too many scandals.
"If they want to survive, I think they must change the prime minister. Because Najib has too many scandals and he cannot answer. Change the leader and always follow government procedure. Don't make decisions on your own, or closed-door decisions," said Dr Mahathir.
He said a leader must be seen to be clean, yet Najib had failed to even respond to questions regarding the debt-ridden 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) during meetings with Umno division leaders.
"This is not about me being angry. Our country used to be renowned for its good governance. But now newspapers abroad are calling us the most corrupt country in the world."
He added that he would not resign from Umno despite his disappointment with Najib, as he was still loyal to the party.
"I am for Umno. I only disagree with the leadership.  Last time (I quit) because I could make no headway," he said, referring to his tiff with former prime minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.
But Dr Mahathir said he would not meet with Najib to resolve their differences, and shrugged off Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim's suggestion that the Umno secretary-general mediate between the two.
"I'm not meeting with anybody, I have met with him. Actually, they suggested I should do this thing quietly. I've done this thing quietly for the past four years but to no effect.
"I pointed out the way he's doing things is wrong, but he still carries on. So the idea that we should have a quiet chat and all that, we are past that stage already. Even using intermediary also I have done. This is the last resort, I have to go public."
On Thursday, Dr Mahathir wrote in his blog that Malaysians did not trust the prime minister and predicted BN would lose the next general election if Najib, who is Umno president, remained in power.
He questioned the need for Putrajaya to give 1MDB standby credit facility of almost RM1 billion, the fund's purchase of government land and its dubious deal with little-known oil company, PetroSaudi International.
Dr Mahathir also questioned the source of funds for Najib's stepson, Riza Aziz, to purchase luxury properties in New York through businessman Low Taek Jho.
- TMI

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