The former Rengit assemblyman questions if doing so was wrong and adds that the candidate selection has been inconsistent, raising allegations of cronyism.
In a Facebook post, Puad admitted that he had recommended his son for consideration, saying there was nothing wrong with the move as his son had already been trained to contest in elections.
“Is it wrong for me to nominate him? Why is that an issue?
“If it is not allowed, why was the daughter of the Ledang division chief allowed to contest in Serom?” he asked, referring to Nadhirah Afiqah Abdull Rahim.
Asyraf had earlier alleged that Puad had applied pressure on the party by insisting that his son be chosen as Umno’s candidate for the Rengit seat.
He said that Puad had written to him at length, warning that he would leave Umno and “attack the party” if his son was not given due consideration as the candidate for the seat Puad had held from March 2022 until the Johor state assembly was dissolved earlier this month.
This was in response to Puad’s claims that Johor Umno lacked autonomy in decision-making when announcing his resignation from the party earlier today.
Barisan Nasional had named Zaidi Japar as its candidate for Rengit when it unveiled its lineup for the July 11 polls.
Puad further accused Umno of practising cronyism in its Johor candidate selection, citing the case of Alwiyah Talibas, who had quit Bersatu to rejoin Umno and was picked as the candidate for Endau within less than a month.
He said the party’s candidate selection system had become “exclusive”, adding that he was forced to take a “kamikaze” approach to highlight the issue.
“I will elaborate further on candidate selection in another post in the next day or two,” he said. - FMT
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