Abdullah Outlines Measures To Ensure Umno Continues To Get Support

KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 (Bernama) -- Umno president Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi on Friday outlined several measures to ensure its supporters continued to support the party and those not supportive returned to its fold.
He stressed among them were for Umno to remain strong and united.
The 62-year-old party should not been seen as divided with internal squabbles going on, he said.
According to him, all the agenda of the Barisan Nasional (BN) and the government helmed by Umno should also be implemented well as promised to the people.
In this matter, he said current issues and hot matters like inflation should be tackled wisely.
The Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi told this to reporters after chairing a special meeting of Umno's Superme Council, which lasted more than four hours, at Menara Dato' Onn here.
He said Umno accepted the fact that although support for the party had eroded in the general election held in March, it did win a sizeable number of seats, which showed there was a huge support for candidates fielded by Umno under the BN banner.
Umno, he said, could regain support from those who deserted the party by convincing them it could still govern the country and govern well.
Asked about predictions that PKR advisor Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim would become Prime Minister soon, Abdullah said: "It will not materialise as we are taking good care of our party. The members are loyal to its struggle."

Najib declined to comment

A journalist directed a question at Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Najib Tun Razak. The journalist asked Najib for his comment on former premier Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s allegations that the DPM needed permission from the PM before he could meet with Mahathir.
Najib appeared amused at the random question but declined comment.

tunku : keep dreaming pak lah, as long as you are the president of umno, umno will never bounce back and it will even become worst than ever. abiut najib, he should have said that there is no hindrance like what pak lah said yesterday.He did not commented, does this means that pak lah was lying?