Why Loke out and not Nga, asks Akmal

 The Umno Youth chief takes another swipe at DAP deputy chairman Nga Kor Ming over his vow to resign if Najib Razak was freed.

The spat between Dr Akmal Saleh of Umno Youth and Nga Kor Ming of DAP last flared up after the Johor election.

PETALING JAYA:

Umno Youth chief Dr Akmal Saleh has taken a swipe at DAP deputy chairman Nga Kor Ming, following DAP secretary-general Loke Siew Fook’s decision to resign as transport minister over clemency for Najib Razak.

Akmal questioned why Loke was resigning instead of Nga, despite Nga’s vow to resign if Najib was released from prison over the SRC International case.

“If you’ve forgotten – or are pretending that you’ve forgotten – how to write a resignation letter, let me remind you,” Akmal said in a Facebook post tonight.

“Nga talked up a storm, but Loke took action. In the end, Nga stays as minister. How clever,” he wrote.

Akmal’s jab is the latest in an ongoing spat between the Umno and DAP leaders; Akmal had previously said that he was prepared to resubmit his resignation as a Melaka executive councillor if Nga resigned as housing and local government minister.

The issue last flared up after the Johor election, when Nga denied pledging to step down if Barisan Nasional scored a convincing win in the state. He said he only vowed to resign if Najib was freed from his jail term, in response to Akmal’s urging for Nga to “fulfill his promise” to step down. - FMT