Gual Ipoh assemblyperson Mohd Bakri Mustapha has resigned from his position as a board member of the South Kelantan Development Board (Kesedar) with immediate effect.
He said the decision was made in solidarity with Umno's stand and decision to withdraw support for the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government.
"I have notified my resignation to Kesedar chairperson Nik Mohamad Abduh Nik Abdul Aziz yesterday.
"I will submit my formal letter after this. The chairperson accepted my resignation and understood the situation I am facing," Bakri (above) said at a press conference in Kota Bharu, Kelantan today.
Bakri added that his move was done out of love for Umno, without being influenced by other parties.
"The president and the supreme council's decision should be upheld with dignity.
"InsyaAllah, Umno will be restored through solidarity (from members) like me," he said, noting there are now two camps in Umno.
Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi is leading a faction of MPs against Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and the PN government.
Meanwhile, Umno vice-president Ismail Sabri Yaakob, who is also deputy prime minister, claimed to have garnered the support of 31 BN lawmakers including most cabinet members except for two - former higher education minister Noraini Ahmad, as well as former energy and natural resources minister Shamsul Anuar Nasarah.
At the state level, Sabah Umno declared it would remain in the coalition government with PN and PBS, amid silence from Sabah Umno chief and state Deputy Chief Minister Bung Moktar Radin.
On the other hand, Selangor Umno through its chief, Tanjung Karang MP Noh Omar, has backed the party's decision to withdraw support for PN.
Bakri's resignation adds to a growing list of Umno leaders letting go of their appointed positions, including party vice-president Khaled Nordin as Boustead Holding Berhad chairperson, supreme council member Razlan Rafii as Lembaga Tabung Angkatan Tentera board member and Wanita Umno secretary Rosni Sohar as a PTPTN board member. - Mkini
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