Resign, Johor MB tells Zahid after BN’s loss

 

Onn Hafiz Ghazi has called for Ahmad Zahid Hamidi to relinquish his post as Umno president.

PETALING JAYA: Johor menteri besar Onn Hafiz Ghazi has called for Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi to resign following Barisan Nasional’s loss in the general election (GE15).

Onn Hafiz said Zahid should follow his predecessor Najib Razak’s example and resign.

Najib, the former prime minister, relinquished his post in the party after the coalition lost in the 2018 general election (GE14).

In a Facebook post, Onn Hafiz said it was clear that the Malays have rejected Umno.

“Umno and BN only won nine parliamentary seats in Johor and failed to win a single seat in Perlis, Kedah, Penang, Melaka, Kelantan and Terengganu.

“Even though it is difficult to accept, Umno leaders including myself need to listen to the people, who made their voices clear through the ballot box.”

Onn Hafiz said many good Umno, MCA and MIC leaders were sacrificed because the party refused to listen to its grassroots.

“We need to be bold in pushing for change for the sake of the party,” he said, adding this change needed to start now.

“If we do not change now, we will not win a single seat in the future.”

This, he said, was why Zahid needed to resign.

In yesterday’s polls, BN only managed to win 30 seats. Its rivals Pakatan Harapan (with Muda) won 82, while Perikatan Nasional won 73. - FMT