Looks like there is never a dull moment in our politics and governance. I received the following from Dato Mustapa Mohamed's people. There seems to be a move (or a possibility) for Dato Mustapa Mohamed aka Tok Pa to contest the president's post in the upcoming UMNO elections. Here it is :
Pengkritik mereka datang dari kalangan warlord UMNO. Memperkecil dan memperlekeh kemampuan mereka berdua.
UMNO Negeri Sembilan kononnya tak suka Mad Hassan kata mereka. Mustapa pula mana ada duit nak kempen. Ukur baju badan sendirilah. Angkuhnya warlord ini.
Siapa yang akan membawa kemenangan kepada UMNO? Adakah warlord ini atau rakyat? Perlukah kita pilih presiden dan timbalan presiden ikut selera warlord atau selera rakyat?
Adakah kalau Mustapa tidak ada duit untuk berkempen maka dia tidak layak? Duit itu untuk apa? Untuk sogok kepada perwakilan? Oh, inikah yang di kata UMNO boleh berubah? Diubah dengan duit?
Kalau untuk isi minyak kereta, untuk bayar tol atau tiket kapalterbang pergi jumpa perwakilan, atau bayar homestay ketika bermalam di negeri perwakilan memerlukan duit, maka warlord itu tidak perlu risau. Mustapa tidak perlu duit. Perwakilan sendiri boleh sumbang duit untuk itu.
Perwakilan UMNO perlu memilih barisan pemimpin tertinggi yang disenangi rakyat. Bukan yang kaya raya. Apa guna ada pemimpin yang kaya kalau kekayaan itu yang membawa UMNO dibenci, dicaci dan dikeji. Kalau kekayaan itu yang membawa kepada kemusnahan UMNO. Selama ini kita pernah ada Presiden, Timbalan Presiden dan barisan kepimpinan yang kaya raya. Ada kapal kapal layar, ada jet peribadi, ada mahligai besar, tetapi di mana UMNO? Baru dua minggu hilang kuasa yang diamanahkan lebih 60 tahun, UMNO sudah tidak lagi mampu beri wang membantu UMNO Negeri, bahagian-bahagian dan sayapnya. Cukuplah menang sorak tetapi kampung tergadai.
Hari ini kita perwakilan UMNO perlu pilih pemimpin tertinggi yang disenangi dan dihargai oleh rakyat. Kerana yang akan menilai UMNO kelak ialah rakyat.
Kembalikan UMNO kepada rakyat! Ayuh kita terus mendesak Mustapa Mohamed untuk menawarkan diri sebagai calon Presiden kita. Rakyat yang akan menilai kita. Bukan warlord dalam UMNO!
My comments : Well Tok Pa is certainly a much better candidate for party president than the other guys now in the picture.
He has been a hardworking Minister throughout his career. Tok Pa has serious seniority in government and performed very well as Minister of International Trade and Industry (MITI).
At one time Tok Pa also created some "controversy" when he appointed a non Malay woman to be the KSU of Miti. All that is water under the bridge.
This "news" is clear indication that there can be a free for all when it comes to the UMNO president's spot. It simple means there is no major front runner. As I said Zahid Hamidi, Hisham Onn, etc are not clear favorites with the grassroots at all.
In an free and fair process, I am quite sure that Tok Pa can win the presidential spot.
His "running mate" Mohd Hassan (the former MB of Negeri Sembilan) also has his following in UMNO. The two may offer a better president / deputy president alternative for UMNO.
If Tok Pa were to be elected president of UMNO again the equation will change drastically. Including for Anwar Ibrahim. Anwar will certainly feel more comfortable with his old buddy Zahid Hamidi holding UMNO. UMNO has 54 (?? correct me if I am wrong ok) MPs in the stockpile.
If Tok Pa were to become party president, it is not likely that all these UMNO MPs will offer any potential for any tie up or collaboration with Anwar. Or it will just become that more difficult. As more time passes, it appears that Anwar has to accept the situation as it is.
Something to chew on.
My comments : Well Tok Pa is certainly a much better candidate for party president than the other guys now in the picture.
He has been a hardworking Minister throughout his career. Tok Pa has serious seniority in government and performed very well as Minister of International Trade and Industry (MITI).
At one time Tok Pa also created some "controversy" when he appointed a non Malay woman to be the KSU of Miti. All that is water under the bridge.
This "news" is clear indication that there can be a free for all when it comes to the UMNO president's spot. It simple means there is no major front runner. As I said Zahid Hamidi, Hisham Onn, etc are not clear favorites with the grassroots at all.
In an free and fair process, I am quite sure that Tok Pa can win the presidential spot.
His "running mate" Mohd Hassan (the former MB of Negeri Sembilan) also has his following in UMNO. The two may offer a better president / deputy president alternative for UMNO.
If Tok Pa were to be elected president of UMNO again the equation will change drastically. Including for Anwar Ibrahim. Anwar will certainly feel more comfortable with his old buddy Zahid Hamidi holding UMNO. UMNO has 54 (?? correct me if I am wrong ok) MPs in the stockpile.
If Tok Pa were to become party president, it is not likely that all these UMNO MPs will offer any potential for any tie up or collaboration with Anwar. Or it will just become that more difficult. As more time passes, it appears that Anwar has to accept the situation as it is.
Something to chew on.

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