KUALA LUMPUR 08 NOVEMBER 2017. Ketua Penerangan UMNO, Tan Sri Annuar Musa (tengah) ketika mempengerusikan Diskusi UMNO Online "Anda Tanya, Kami Jawab", di Auditorium UMNO, Pusat Dagangan Dunia Putra (PWTC), Kuala Lumpur. NSTP/MOHAMAD SHAHRIL BADRI SAALI
THE by-elections in Selangor are a gift from god and the right ground for Barisan Nasional to test its machinery and campaign before the 15th general election, said Umno leaders.
“Do you know why we are having this by-election?” Umno secretary-general Annuar Musa asked more than 1,000 Selangor Umno members at the election centre on Jalan Siswi Kanan for the Sg Kandis by-election.
“Because god wants to test Selangor. Before this (Sg Kandis) has begun its campaign, there will be another one in Balakong. Maybe God will decide to have more by-elections,” Annuar told the more than 1,000 Selangor Umno members who had turned up its election centre on Jalan Siswi Kanan.
“We don’t know where the next one will be. Maybe its Langkawi or maybe it’s Bera. Let’s just hope it’s not in Ketereh,” the Ketereh MP said.
The Langkawi federal seat is held by 93-year-old Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad while Bera is held by Umno vice-president Ismail Sabri, who was seated on the stage next to deputy president Mohamad Hassan and Sg Kandis candidate Lokman Noor Adam.
The Sg Kandis state seat fell vacant after Shuhaimie Shafiei died on July 2 from cancer while a day before nomination for Sg Kandis, Balakong assemblyman Eddie Ng died from a car accident.
Mohamad also predicted more by-elections ahead.
“I think there’s at least one more in Selangor,” said the former Negri Sembilan menteri besar.
“Let’s use these by-elections as a training ground before GE15.”
He said BN is like a clean sheet now, as it is no longer in government.
“It’s up to them (Pakatan Harapan) to solve the 1MDB, Felda, cost of living and GST issues. It’s not our problem any more. We are free now that we are on the other side.”
He mocked the new education minister for focusing on shoes instead of education policies.
“They used to be so good at criticising the government. But now that they are on the other side, they have a minister who instead of formulating polices with his head, he’s thinking with his feet,” referring to Maszlee Malik’s suggestion to allow schoolchildren to use black shoes instead of white.
Annuar said Umno began in 1946 as a party without influence, money or power. And while it no longer has any power now, its struggle for race, religion and country was still relevant.
“But there are those who only want to be friends when we are in power. As such, this is a test for us all,” said the fiery Kelantanese.
He said victory in Sg Kandis was not important as more fundamental to the party is how it fights in the days ahead.
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