Bersatu president says the opposition leader is no longer trustworthy.
Muhyiddin said Hamzah, who was sacked from Bersatu last month at the height of a bitter feud with the former prime minister, was no longer trustworthy, Berita Harian reported.
He also expressed confidence that the majority of PN’s four components – Bersatu, PAS, Gerakan and the Malaysian Indian People’s Party – would not accept Hamzah joining the coalition under a new entity.
“If he wants to enter PN, I will say no because once bitten, twice shy. After all that he has done, he wants to rejoin the coalition?
“PN has four components who will decide on that. Personally, (some may say) in one or two years we should forgive him as we’re all human, but it’s not that simple,” the former PN chairman said.
Muhyiddin said he had confronted Hamzah about purported moves to oust him as Bersatu president, but that the Larut MP simply denied making such plans.
“I don’t trust that name (Hamzah) anymore, I’m sorry.
“When you have lost confidence in someone like that, it’s because they are dishonest. That is a big deal. I need to protect my party.”
Hamzah remains the opposition leader despite Bersatu’s protests, with the PN Supreme Council set to meet over the matter on March 9.
Hamzah has the backing of 13 Bersatu MPs to remain in the post, as well as five others who were sacked from the party earlier on.
Yesterday, Hamzah confirmed holding discussions on taking over Parti Keluarga Malaysia. The party’s founder, Khairi Jaya, said that the takeover was “90% confirmed”.
Bersatu remains strong, passing the mantle ‘soon’
Despite the expulsion of multiple leaders aligned with Hamzah and the resignations of many others, Muhyiddin said Bersatu remained strong after its “clean-up”.
“Bersatu remains relatively strong. How many members have actually left to follow Hamzah? Are they in the hundreds of thousands? How many division leaders have left?
“Not all MPs and assemblymen (are aligned with Hamzah)… the rest remain solid (with the party),” he added.
The Pagoh MP maintained that he had no plans to lead the party forever, saying he was ready to pass the mantle to the next generation of leaders “soon”.
He pointed to the likes of Bersatu vice-presidents Radzi Jidin and Ahmad Faizal Azumu, secretary-general Azmin Ali, and youth chief Hilman Idham as next in line to be at the forefront of the party’s leadership.
“The party decided to keep me as president (in 2024) for three years. There’s about two years left. When the time comes, I will hand over the post.
“But politics is not so simple. There are preparations and steps we must take to ensure that the party is strong enough before a leader leaves.
“I will get there not long from now,” he added. - FMT
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