Zahid absent as Umno top guns meet PM

 

Umno’s top leaders held a meeting with Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob at Seri Perdana tonight.

The 8pm meeting followed an emergency meeting this morning among Umno division chiefs and party president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi at Menara Dato Onn, World Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur (WTCKL).

Nevertheless, Zahid was absent during the meeting at Seri Perdana.

Sources within Umno told Malaysiakini that Umno deputy president Mohamad Hasan went to the meeting instead as Zahid’s representative.

However, Malaysiakini could not ascertain whether Mohamad had indeed attended the meeting.

Earlier at the meeting at WTCKL, Ismail Sabri, who is also the Bera Umno chief, was absent.

Based on observations outside the prime minister’s official residence, only Umno vice-president Mahdzir Khalid’s car was spotted entering the compound at around 6pm.

Mahdzir’s car was followed by two Toyota Vellfires, but the identity of its passengers could not be ascertained.

Ismail Sabri’s car was spotted leaving Seri Perdana at approximately 9.11pm.

Previously, Malaysiakini reported that the Umno’s top leaders were expected to hold a meeting with Ismail Sabri at Seri Perdana.

This meeting was held after the prime minister could not make it to the emergency meeting held at Umno headquarters in Kuala Lumpur today. - Mkini