Umno state committees want party elections postponed to 2009

PUTRAJAYA: All state liaison committees who have met with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi over the weekend have unanimously agreed to call for the postponement of party elections until next year.
Umno information chief Tan Sri Muhammad Muhammad Taib said all the state liaison committees were unanimous in their proposal.
"They asked for party elections to be held next year because the period to postpone party polls will only run out by June 2009.
"So, there is still time. They feel that if elections are held now, it could prove disastrous for the party.
"However, the final decision will still have to be made by the Supreme Council, which will meet on Thursday," he told reporters Tuesday after accepting his duties at the Rural and Regional Development Ministry here.
Many of the state liaison committees, added Muhammad, also thought that efforts should be focused on reviving the party at the moment.
"However, the Umno general assembly will go on as planned this August," he said.
Muhammad, who is also the Selangor Umno liaison chief and the new Rural and Regional Development Minister, said Abdullah was also expected to go to Sabah soon to obtain the opinions of the state committees there.
"He wants to listen to their views himself," he said.

Umno polls to be postponed?
Umno may postpone its party elections to next year in order to avoid “havoc”. said its information chief Muhammad Muhd Taib.
Speaking at a press conference in his office at the Rural and Regional Development Ministry today, Muhammad said that there was a big possibility that this is happening.
“We have received feedbacks from the party leaders of all states and they asked that the party elections be postponed to next year,” he said.
He added that “almost all divisional and state leaders advised that the party elections be delayed for fear of creating havoc”.
When asked if it was because of Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah’s challenge to the party’s leadership post, the former Selangor menteri besar was evasive in his reply.
“Things are blur right now and people cannot see clearly. There is no space to make rational decision and when this happens, the outcome may be a regrettable one,” said Muhammad.
He said that the matter would be discussed at the party's supreme council meeting this Thursday.



tunku : muhammad2 taib said that umno members are blur and can't make good decision right now, is he moron? this is an act of COWARDS. everyone holding position especially the losers are so afraid that they will not be nominated or elected in the party polls.if umno postpone it's polls then it will be more disastrous.the future of umno is not in the hand of its supreme council, they should not decide on behalf of 3millions umno member.PAK LAH YOU AND YOUR TEAM ARE COWARD