Noh: Selangor MB seat would have been Umno's if it worked with PN

 

Former Selangor Umno chief Noh Omar has ridiculed the party leadership for contesting only 12 seats in the upcoming Selangor state polls.

Speaking at a Perikatan Nasional event in Tanjong Karang last night, he said Umno would have fared better if the party had not sided with Pakatan Harapan.

"PN is good. If we (PN and Umno) were to share the seats in Selangor, Umno would have gotten at least 20, and then some for Bersatu and PAS.

"And in the event that we win Selangor, surely Umno would get the menteri besar post, because Umno has 20 seats.

"But sadly, Umno is in such a sorry state today that it could only get 12 to contest. Umno is no longer a party the Malays can depend on," Noh said during the launch of Sungai Burong and Permatang PN election machinery.

He was referring to the distribution of seats in Selangor between Umno and its ally Harapan, which saw the former allocated 12 seats to contest in the state election while Harapan got 44.

The Selangor state legislative assembly has a total of 56 seats.

Noh was sacked from Umno in January following a fallout with its president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, and had since joined PN.

The former Tanjong Karang MP also chastised the Umno leadership for surrendering its Hulu Bernam seat in Selangor to Harapan.

According to Noh, Hulu Bernam is an Umno stronghold and the party has never been defeated there.

He blamed Zahid for the decision, claiming the party president was “sinking his own ship”.

"How could Umno give the seat to Harapan? Where has Umno's dignity gone?

"You see DAP, when Harapan decided to give its Dusun Tua seat to Umno, DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke immediately complained.

"Why is Umno keeping quiet?" Noh said.

Umno used to work together with PAS under the Muafakat Nasional banner, before the latter invited Bersatu to join them.

Umno later abandoned its cooperation with PAS and Bersatu, which had formed PN as a formal coalition, before going into the 15th general election solo last year.

However, following its dismal performance in the national polls, Umno and its BN coalition agreed to form a unity government with Harapan under the leadership of Anwar Ibrahim. - Mkini