Abdullah Wants Umno Members To Explain Current Issues To The People

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi wants all Umno members to go to the ground to explain to the people current and local issues so that these were not manipulated by the opposition political parties during the next general election.
Several Umno leaders said Abdullah, who is Umno president, wanted the Umno members to explain, among other things, issues pertaining to education, the rise in prices of goods, and issues pertaining to each locality.
Umno Youth chief Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein said the prime minister wanted the government's decision to abolish the school fees and provide free textbooks to all students to enable everyone obtain an education to be explained to the people.
He also wanted all party members to be united and work harder to ensure victory for Barisan Nasional (BN) candidates in the next general election, he told reporters after attending a closed-door briefing by Abdullah for more than 5,000 Umno representatives from throughout the country, here.
Hishammuddin, who is Education Minister, said Abdullah also stressed on the importance of the candidate than the party in the elections.
Umno Supreme Council member Datuk Mohd Shafie Apdal said Abdullah wanted Umno members to explain to the people the issue of the rise in the prices of goods and the measures taken by the government to lessen the impact on the people.
Shafie, who is Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister, said the people should be informed that price fluctuation was normal and that they should exercise thrift.
Perlis Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim said the prime minister wanted Umno members to place party interests above self-interest and support the selected election candidates.
"The selected candidates must serve the people and should not indulge in corruption," he said.

Umno Information Chief Tan Sri Muhammad Muhammad Taib asked all Umno divisional and branch leaders to resolve all outstanding matters in their localities, such as provision of adequate infrastructure.
"The elected representatives should continue working regardless of when the election will be held," he said, adding that Abdullah reminded those who were not selected as candidates to support the BN candidates.
Dropped elected representatives should also support the new candidates just as the party members supported them when they were candidates, he said.

tunku : the members should do the dirty work so that the boss can sleep and kiss the wife at functions.