Ku Nan: Umno has up to next April to hold elections

Tengku Adnan says the Registrar of Societies has agreed to the extension of time under the party’s constitution.

Umno secretary-general Tengku Adnan says the party was granted an extension in October last year.

KUALA LUMPUR: Umno has until April next year to conduct elections to its Supreme Council and branch and divisional committees, party secretary-general Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor said today.

He said the extension of time had been granted by the Registrar of Societies (RoS) last year, and the decision had been made by referring to Article 10.16 of the party’s constitution.

“The clause allows the postponement of elections at the Supreme Council level within a period of not more than 18 months from the date it was supposed to be held on April 30, 2018,” he said in a statement today.

Tengku Adnan said Umno received RoS approval of the extension of the election in a letter dated Oct 31, 2017.

Tengku Adnan said that in line with the RoS decision, the Umno Supreme Council had set the date of its annual convention and that of its Youth and Puteri wings from today until June 10.

He said Umno divisional meetings will be held on June 30, adding that the meetings will be conducted simultaneously with party elections at all levels. -FMT