KUCHING, July 17 (Bernama) -- Many aspects, including the candidate's contributions to Umno and to restoring Malays' confidence in the party, should be considered before deciding on whether to contest in the party polls in December, said Umno vice-president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.Muhyiddin, who is also International Trade and Industry Ministry, was commenting on former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad's statement that he (Muhyiddin) was capable of winning the Umno deputy president's post if he decided to go for it.
"That was just my old friend Tun Dr Mahathir's opinion," he told reporters after attending the Sarawak Trade and Investment forum and seminar, launched by Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud, here Thursday.
Muhyiddin said he had yet to decide on whether to challenge Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, who is expected to defend his deputy president's post.
"We really have to think it over, there's no need to be hasty," he said.
Dr Mahathir who decided to quit the party on May 19, also said Muhyiddin was also eligible for the deputy prime minister's post if he won the Umno deputy president's post.
tunku : well if najib so hesitate to go for no 1 post , what can muhyiddin do? the vice president post is a tough one as there are currently 16 people saying that they are going for the post.the best for muhyiddin is to go for no 2 post.the choice will be muhyiddin's. think wisely.
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4 comments:
Muhyiddin must be smiling, wide open right now. Tun M has voiced out his support towards him.
Well, the rational now is to find a suitable man to actually lead the party.
If he really after the jackpot then he should be more patient about the whole thing.
Making to much noise will make him appear as if he's power hungry.
I support Wakdin... He have more balls than Pak Jib.
Harap-harapnya apa yang kuat dilaung-laungkan oleh Muhyiddin itu akan dilaksanakan sekiranya dia 'naik takhta' nanti. Dan bukan sekadar tin kosong yang hanya dicanangkan untuk menjatuhkan kredibiliti orang-orang tertentu hanya semata-mata nak dapat kuasa.
I think that Muhyiddin has the credibility to be in the no.2 position in the party.
Wow. Dr.M is pursuing Muhyiddin to contest for the post, giving Najib the pressure to challenge the president post eventually later or sooner.
Sooner I think the contest will have to be open back by the MT since the grass root members had urged for the top 2 post to be contest.
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