BAGAN DATUK – The Umno Supreme Council will see a motion being tabled on Wednesday on whether to cooperate with Bersatu in the 15th general election (GE15).
Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, who is also Barisan Nasional chairman, said the matter will be deliberated at the meeting after 143 of the 191 divisional heads agreed with the proposal to reject cooperation with Bersatu.
“The motion was submitted via a WhatsApp group among divisional chiefs, and I, as the president, have to respect it. So, a motion on it should be studied and discussed at the supreme council level.
“I hope the decision made will be acceptable to all party members, especially the 38 MPs from Umno or parties in the government,” he said after opening an Umno meeting here yesterday.
Zahid, who is Bagan Datuk MP, said GE15 should be held soon so that the country has a stable government and to ensure that investors do not shift their capital to other countries.
Asked on the statement of Datuk Seri Tajuddin Abdul Rahman on Sunday that Umno will cooperate with only PAS for GE15, Zahid said it was made by the Pasir Salak MP in his capacity as party election director.
“Obviously the statement was made after he had visited all states in Peninsular Malaysia and Sabah. I will seek clarification from Tajuddin on what he meant for it to be deliberated during the supreme council meeting.”
On Umno Youth chief Datuk Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki’s statement accusing Bersatu of stealing and buying Umno members, Zahid said it was made after evaluating the findings of a study based on facts.
Asyraf Wajdi was reported as saying that each Umno member who joins Bersatu will be paid RM100, while an allocation of between RM3,000 and RM5,000 will be given for each branch set up. – Bernama, January 4, 2021
