Is Akmal admitting he cannot win over the youths?

 

From Clement Stanley

At the recent Umno general assembly, it was revealed by party secretary-general Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki that they received motions from 72 of 191 divisions requesting for a full pardon for former party president Najib Razak.

That means one can assume that the remaining 119 divisions didn’t bother with such a motion. I wonder why?

Many Umno members brought up 

Bossku

, as Najib is popularly known among his supporters, and his past contributions to the party.

Unfortunately, Umno Youth chief Dr Akmal Saleh chose to embarrass the current crop of Umno leaders by stating that 

Umno will win the youth vote if Najib walks, as they see him as a leader who can truly serve

.

Is Akmal implying that none of the current crop of Umno leaders is capable of doing just that? Is he admitting that the present leadership in Umno is not 

truly serving

?

That would sound as if 

Bossku

 is indispensable while all the other party leaders are expendable.

Was Akmal insinuating that he himself is incapable of such a task? Or was he admitting that he is not 

truly serving

 the youths? It’s something to think about.

Or was it nothing more than a display of hero worship? If so, this whole strategy requires a rethink on the part of Akmal and Umno Youth.

Continue to hero worship Najib and you will be doing it at the expense of others. One result of this is that a potential leader may be denied a chance to shine and his talents would go to waste.

A clear line of succession could be in jeopardy as long as, in the opinion of Akmal and others who think like him, other Umno leaders are not 

truly serving

.

Tears were also shed for Najib at the general assembly, and there’s no harm in his staunch supporters doing so.

But one wonders if Umno in general has the same sympathy for East Malaysians, who are still plagued by issues such as lack of infrastructure, and poverty, especially since the ruling coalitions in Sabah and Sarawak have kept Umno in power, through the unity government, by backing Anwar Ibrahim’s administration. - FMT

Clement Stanley is an FMT reader.

The views expressed are those of the writer and do not necessarily reflect those of MMKtT.