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‘No need for Umno to persuade opposition MPs to support PM’

Unity govt strong, stable enough, says Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan 

Updated 2 years ago · Published on 04 Nov 2023 8:47PM

‘No need for Umno to persuade opposition MPs to support PM’
There is no need for Umno to persuade any opposition MP to voice their support for Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, says Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan. – Bernama pic, November 4, 2023

PONTIAN – There is no need for Umno to persuade any opposition MP to voice their support for Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, said Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan.

The Umno Supreme Council member said this is because the unity government has very strong and stable support.

“I would like to state that any Umno leadership has never persuaded anyone. If they (opposition MPs) want to support, they just do it.

“The prime minister has never instructed me to do such things, as we are a government that is stable and strong enough and there is no need for the government to ‘fish’ for anyone,” he said in a media conference after officiating the Takaful Masuk Kg programme here today.

Ahmad, who is also deputy finance minister, was commenting on Perikatan Nasional (PN) secretary-general Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin’s statement yesterday that PN is gathering evidence regarding alleged intimidation made against opposition MPs to support the unity government. – Bernama, November 4, 2023

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