Najib still on tenterhooks

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The high-voltage drama in  UMNO began with  Umno bloggers have blasted Najib for allowing his aides to contest in the polls, arguing variously that the five men had little grassroots support in their constituencies. an unexpected bang public rebuke helped catapult to power. It ended, swiftly and just as unexpectedly, with a whimper:So what do the assurances that party president Najib gave to the miffed patriarch amount to? He will doubtless be given a major say in the way the party functions and in the choice of candidates. But that isn’t likely to go down well with UMNO members who brooks no challenge to his authority. The rumblings of the latest drama are thus likely to continue and, whenever the chips are down, turn yet again into a spectacle of a house divided.  There is no such elements as CONSCIENCE, ETHICS, MORALS, HONOUR AND HONESTY……There is only blind greed and contagious corruption…

The BN “war room” had been tasked with selecting the candidates and advising various strategies to win the polls.

It counted Rompin MP Datuk Seri Dr Jamaluddin Jarjis, Putra World Trade Centre chairman Datuk Seri Dr Alies Anor Abdul, Petronas director Omar Mustapha Ong, Umno secretary-general Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Mansor, party information chief Datuk Ahmad Maslan and former Terengganu mentri besar Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh as among its members.

The war room had stuck to its prediction of BN winning between 145 and 150 federal seats and also getting back Selangor in Election 2013 although some senior BN leaders were privately doubtful of the figures.

And by noon on Polling Day, the war room had issued its “white list” of 118 federal seats it was sure to win, but some like Pasir Mas, Shah Alam and Lembah Pantai were lost, which some Umno divisional leaders said reflected the disconnect between the leadership and the ground.

The country’s sixth prime minister is also under pressure from Umno to distance himself from his “war room” planners, namely Alies Anor, Omar and Jamaluddin,

DAP secretary-general and Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng has questioned the appointment of Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor to Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak’s cabinet, since Tengku Adnan has been involved in the “Lingam-gate” affair.. In fact the whole cabinet consist of a bunch of criminals. WhenNajib  has no integrity, whoever’s appointed obviously would be of questionable character. If, the bench mark are credibility and integrity, then all the ministers would have to step down. When the whole govt has no integrity, whoever’s appointed obviously would be of questionable character. If, the bench mark are credibility and integrity, then all the ministers would have to step down

All five political aides to Datuk Seri Najib Razak will be dropped from office for purportedly putting their interests above the prime minister’s in what is seen as a move to axe the deadwood weighing down his office ahead of Umno elections this yearHandpicked to run in the May 5 polls, Datuk Latt Shariman Abdullah, Datuk Shahlan Ismail, Datuk Mohd Shafei Abdullah, Datuk Mohamad Fatmi Che Salleh and Datuk Mohamed Suffian Awang have come under attack from Umno bloggers and pro-establishment critics following their embarrassing defeat in the 13th general election.

The five had been seen by Najib’s “war room” strategists as having the best chances to give a fillip to the ruling BN in its bid to regain the coalition’s two-thirds supermajority in Parliament lost since Election 2008.

If all that has been written about the power of the “word of mouse” were to be compiled into a single document, one would possibly never stop scrolling down.the group resurfacing to lead ‘third forcehas alleged misbehaviour from the management, bad service,Bored housewife. Extra-marital affair. Blackmail. And then a match between the wife and the blackmailer. A match of whose a worse person. Like they say, the match could go either way.Najib fails to understand why he is heading a minority govt. People are fed up with this kind of nonsense going on with the govt. It seems that crime does pay in Malaysia especially if you are aligned to Umno/BN. There is no real reform going because there is no political will to do so. Steps taken by the govt to reform is like bottling old wine in a new bottle example MACC, EAIC, etc.

Najib fails to understand why he is heading a minority govt. People are fed up with this kind of nonsense going on with the govt. It seems that crime does pay in Bolehland especially if you are aligned to Umno/BN. There is no real reform going because there is no political will to do so. Steps taken by the govt to reform is like bottling old wine in a new bottle .

It could be a really interesting game of wits and whose worse between bad and evil. Or it could just goin what can be termed virtual harakiri, flock – are still shrouded in a dense fog of mystery. Unless that fog is cleared, it would be hazardous to conclude that the issues have been well and truly settled. is all the more so in view of the one unmistakable fact that has emerged from the drama: the supremacy of the Najib-Rosmah in shaping the destiny of UMNO. will see 146,500 delegates from 191 divisions

On a daily basis the media screams of looting, treachery, suicides, killings, rape, thereby instilling more hopelessness into grey somber moods. There is very little in the news that truly lifts our spirits, we need to look elsewhere for positive news and certainly not dig in the newspapers for it. Malaysia rank in the corruption perception index idoing worse than countries like Zambia, Suriname, Swaziland, Sao Tame & Principe (if you have heard of it), there is very little to cheer about.Yet, like the first rays of sunshine that peeps through grey somber clouds, there is some good news that comes in drips and drabs. And no, the good news is not about how our Crown Prince Najib goes around handing 1000 notes to newspaper boys who are miraculously allowed to break through security cordons to reach the Prince’s VIP convoy. A convoy, which even more hilariously ‘stopped’ at traffic lights. There are more believable stories in this world, stories that need to be cheered. There are real stories that involve other impoverished  and do not indulge in dry symbolism.

Najib must show that he has guts to move into the right, honourable and dignified path by initiating an investigation sinc ethe RCI into theHis stance : you help me, I help you ” will not work, Lingam video tape had revealed improprieties of the highest order, especially in the Judiciary. Quickly he must act; otehrwise he would be dubbed a ” lame duck ” PM. The recent General Election results showed that he won a minority of votes! That showed that the majority of the voters went against BN. Now that teh EC had gazetted the details of the results, it is as clear as daylight that he does not hav ethe support of the majority of voters. That is not the end of teh story; a substantial number of seats are be contested ; and the final verdict will come from the Election Judges. While the cases will come up for hearing, he should not wait for teh outcome; he must act fast now. His ” performance NOW” rings hollow if he fails to act NOW!

For the first time in the party’s history, Umno will see 146,500 delegates from 191 divisions directly electing its top leadership. Before this, only 2,500 delegates had been making the choice at the party’s general assembly.

“The abolition of the quota and increase in the number of delegates who will be voting is a transformation process in an effort to improve the quality of the Umno leadership.

“This huge democratic space provided by Umno should be taken advantage of by the party members to choose leaders who are really qualified and acceptable to the people to helm the party, hence strengthening Umno,” added Samsul Adabi,from the university’s Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, when contacted.

However, there are those who feel that to get leaders capable of meeting the aspirations of the grassroots and acceptable to the general public, all the top party posts including the president, should be contested.

Supporting this view, Samsul Adabi said to people outside the party, having contests for important party posts would show real democracy in Umno.

“What the people actually want to see are contests for these posts. After the party election had been put on hold for a few years, there are however those clamouring for the president and deputy president posts to be uncontested. This does not reflect what is desired as contained in the party’s new constitution.

“Having contests for the main party posts will also determine that the leadership chosen is acceptable to the party grassroots and the ‘rakyat’ (people),” he said.

Will the Umno election this time also able to attract more people from outside the party, especially the young generation, to support Umno?

Samsul Adabi opined that if there were contests for all the top posts, the party would be able to win back the support of the middle-class voters who were said to have rejected Umno, besides giving the message that the party was really serious about transformation.

However, there have been calls of late coming from some party leaders for the party president post, currently held by Najib Tun Razak, and the deputy president post, held by  Muhyiddin Yassin, not to be contested this time.

This is because the two leaders had managed to increase the number of parliamentary seats won by Umno from 79 in the 2008 general election to 88 in the recent 13th general election.

The question of whether the two top posts should be contested has received mixed reaction from Umno leaders as there are also those who want the quota system be re-introduced.

Samsul Adabi said the coming Umno election should indeed be the best platform towards empowering and strengthening Umno before facing the next general election.

Umno Youth deputy chief, Razali Ibrahim said a party election showed healthy democratic practice in Umno and the maturity of its members in choosing leaders to steer the party.

“What is important is for Umno to reflect maturity and real democracy. I hope the election this time will go on well no matter what, as we want to show transparency, integrity and democracy,” he said.

Puteri Umno head, Rosnah Abdul Rashid Shirlin said the abolition of the quota system which was unanimously supported by the party members, gave the message to the general public that Umno was serious about change, besides giving  the members total freedom to choose the party’s top leaders.

“The outcome of the Umno election will reflect that the party’s leadership is the grassroots’ choice,” she said.There is no such elements as CONSCIENCE, ETHICS, MORALS, HONOUR AND HONESTY……There is only blind greed and contagious corruption…Federal Territories Minister Tengku Adnan, who is also the Umno secretary-general, and mother of all snake But admit it: whatever  the strategic thinking for Tengku Adnan. Tengku Adnan has the future mapped out. Operating procedure for Big Boss: sound resigned if you have to, but don’t resign. Deflect and wait. Do a costume change, don’t alter the script.all … Read more

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