Idris Jusoh says he’s staying put in Umno

Besut MP Idris Jusoh is now the sole Barisan Nasional MP in Terengganu. (Bernama pic)

BESUT: “Don’t believe it,” said Besut MP Idris Jusoh in a WhatsApp message to Bernama when asked whether he was also leaving Umno.

There has been talk that Idris, the former higher education minister, would also quit the party in the footsteps of Hulu Terengganu MP Rosol Wahib, who left Umno yesterday to become an independent MP.

Rosol is said to have sent an application to join PPBM, a component of the ruling Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition, the day before.

With Rosol’s departure, Barisan Nasional only has Idris as its sole MP in Terengganu.

Over the past few days, 30 elected representatives and divisional leaders have left Sabah Umno and six MPs in the peninsula have also quit Umno. - FMT