SEPT 26 - It is game over for Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.His 2010 transition plan was shredded by his deputy and the Umno Supreme Council today and he was presented with little choice but to accept the exit plan.
The plan calls for the Umno General Assembly and party elections to be postponed from December till March next year. Divisions will still meet from October 9 and nominate candidates for top positions in the party.
At a brief press conference after the Supreme Council meeting, Abdullah appeared to suggest as much that the 2010 plan had been dumped.
The Umno president said: "If we want to make it before 2010, it is not an issue."
He also added that he would make an announcement before October 9, when party divisions will meet to nominate their candidates for the party leadership.
One name not likely to be considered is Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. He is expected to announce that he will not defend his party president's position, possibly just after the Hari Raya holidays.
He will then stay on as party president and prime minister until March 2009. Presumably he will be given some time to complete some of the reforms he promised Malaysians and then be given a grand send off at the party assembly.
Party vice president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, who has been one of those pressuring Pak Lah to step down earlier, said after the meeting, that the postponement of the general assembly was effectively a new deadline for Abdullah to leave office.
The extension of his term of office until at least March will not remove the bitter feeling among Abdullah's supporters that he allowed himself to be outflanked by Najib and other supreme council members,
A day earlier, Najib told Abdullah that the party assembly and elections would be pushed back to June.
This morning, the two men met privately just before the Supreme Council meeting, and it became March.
Even though no words to the effect were uttered by the council, it is clear that they want Abdullah out sooner rather than later.
Malaysia Insider
tunku : you never know about pak lah, he decide onsomething and then the next minute he changes his mind after being persuaded by his people.flip flop flip flop. hope march 2009 will really be the dateline for him to resign and he will announce it on the 9th october.
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early exit?.that might be true but it all depends on Pak Lah actually.if he think he's still capable of doing his job then i bet he's not gonna leave his post far too early.
also he's going to stay if he succedeed to get through all the pressure by Muhyiddin and the gang.
Muhyiddin and the gang just want to move further in UMNO.that's why they put pressure on Pak Lah for early retirement.
Pelan Peralihan kuasa 2010 harus diteruskan supaya Pak Lah dapt menyelesaikan kerja-kerja beliau dan apabila sampai masanya, iaitu Jun 2010, maka Pak Lah akan menyerahkan tugasnya kepada Najib. Jika ia berjalan lancar, ia tidak akan ada apa-apa masalah. Cuma yang akan mendatangkan masalah ialah mereka yang tamakkan kuasa...
surely Pak Lah gonna go through the exit door when time has come for him to do so.
but the question is...when?
if he's strong enough to endure all the pressure,then he's going to make through all the hardship and still be the leader of the federal govt,UMNO and BN.
otherwise,thing will fall apart for him.his haters surely gonna love to see him in misery.
then again only he can decide what's best for him.these times are crucial for him.surely he need the support from his family and supporters if he decided to move on and not quitting early.
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