KUALA LUMPUR, June 19 (Bernama) -- Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi revealed that he had offered Datuk Yong Teck Lee to become a senator and special envoy to the Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines-East Asean Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA).The Prime Minister said that since Yong could not contest in the last general election because the seats allocated to the party had been filled, he had decided to offer the Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) president to be a member of the Dewan Negara.
"I remember when he was deciding on the candidates for the election he only decided his members to be candidates for the seats that are allocated to his party.
"But he wanted to be a candidate (but) since there was no more seat, he requested a seat allocated to another party," Abdullah told reporters after chairing the three-hour Barisan Nasional (BN) Supreme Council emergency meeting here.
Abdullah said Yong wanted to contest for the Kota Kinabalu parliamentary seat that was allocated to Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) and the party was not willing to give way to Yong and he was unhappy about it. Abdullah said he had also planned to appoint Yong as Special Envoy to BIMP-EAGA.
"I told him 'you will be made Special Envoy with regard to BIMP-EAGA' so that he would have a role to play like in matters relating to promoting trade and tourism as well as matters relating to border problems and illegal immigrants.
"He said okay, that's good. I then began the move and informed Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman and he was happy but suddenly, he takes this attitude," he said.
Abdullah said the offer could not be implemented immediately because it had to go through several procedures including making a submission to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
He said that when he was in Sabah recently and announced several incentives and development projects for the people in the state, Yong was absent because he was said to be in Sandakan. "It seems he has begun to take another course. So, why should I give (the offer to) him.
"At last, we know what he wants. Apparently, he is more interested in what Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (Parti Keadilan Rakyat adviser) is offering him. Perhaps, he wants something bigger. What is the offer? I don't know," he said.
Abdullah said he regretted Yong's actions because the former Sabah chief minister could have been able to fulfil his obligations to the Sabah people with the posts to be given.
tunku : what took pak lah so long to appoint yong teck lee the senatorship? if pak lah can appoint other senators in few days why yong's was a problem? more than 100 days after election still did not appoint him as promised, for sure he'll get angry and tense. anyway let see what yong teck lee has to say about this or anwar has offered him more than what pak lah has offered.
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The Law Minister being appointed in a day. Why it taking more than 100 days to appoint Yong. Regardless whatever transpired prior to Friday is not important anymore. The most important things are all the demand raised by SAPP.
The way we look at it this is just the tip of the iceberg...just the begining. For sure something big still to come.
With what happening and still more to come is it still worth while to clinging to power.
It look like all the component parties still playing fool with what happening. The way the component parties are doing will bring the Premier further into the trouble water. Is the Premier realized of what happening around him or is it a case of live of die. The real loser in this struggle is UMNO for sure. Are we gonna just watch with what happening and dragging UMNO sinking with it. Hope not.
yes tok kemuning, this old man will drag umno sink with him, it looks like that for now.
as for yong, pak lah is using all the media he has to tarnish yong's image right now like what he has been doing to Dr M and those who opposed him.
i wonder is this the way of a so called mr. clean??
Mr.Clean my foot.
I like to repeat what I wrote in my comments in CheDet's postings:-
"Tun, next time be wary of someone who has Hawkish Nose. Big nose ,flat nose, sharp nose , long nose , snub nose , whatever nose still all right......but Hawkish Nose!!! A big NO. Never trust a person with a Hawkish Nose.
A Hawkish Nose person is full of vengeance, vendettas, deceits, lies, evil schemes and empty promises. This so called handover pact/transfer of power (to Najib ) are all gimmicks and calculated moves to strengthened his position and to ensure he remained in power.
Tun, he has betrayed you before....so, don't be surprised he is going to betray Najib too
. Trust me, he will also destroy Tan Sri Mahyuddin Yassin, Datuk Seri Rais Yatim, Datuk Mukriz and anybody that tries to challenge him....HE WILL DESTROY UMNO."
And now, he is going to betray Yong Teck Lee. ...he is going to destroy Yong Teck Lee. To start with, it's media bashing for both SAPP and Yong Teck Lee.....followed by investigation by BPR.......
So much for Mr.CLEAN.
he was just using this opportunity to banish Yong's image through the media, bringing up the topic of appointing Yong senator... he never really meant it... he was just saying it, as a lame way to solve the issue of Yong not being able to run during the elections in March...
why now? with this so called Senator and Special Envoy...
Why now? with the ACA on corruption accusation...
i think the people knows..it's way too obvious
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