ALOR SETAR, April 26 (Bernama) -- Jerlun MP Datuk Mukhriz Tun Dr Mahathir has described the change in the Kedah Umno leadership as apt and something which should be supported by all party members.He said the appointment of Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal as the Kedah Umno liaison committee chairman by Prime Minister and Umno president Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak should be seen as an effort to regain the people's confidence and trust in Umno.
"I welcome this change because I think it is a strategy to regain the confidence of the people. Perhaps, the previous method was not to the people's liking and in keeping with their aspirations," he told reporters at a dinner in conjunction with the annual general meeting of the Malaysian Malay Chamber of Commerce, here last night.
Mukhriz, who is deputy international trade and industry minister, said he hoped that Shafie, who is rural and regional development minister, could bring a breath of fresh air to Kedah Umno and help resolve grassroots problems so that the Barisan Nasional (BN) could win back the state from the opposition.
He said Shafie had a good relationship with Kedah Umno and had wide experience at the national level.
tunku : it is a very wise decision to change kedah's umno leadership.it would not be enough to just change the chairman and the deputy but also the others who had failed.the other important post would be the information chief of the state.kedah umno is filled with expired or rejected leaders which need to be changed urgently.if it is not done than i don't think shafie could bring much changes there.i think kedah umno should appoint mukhriz to it's committee member as he can contribute effectively to the state.
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Change MUST follow by transformation of the entire Kedah line up.
Go with what the grassroots have elected to the office from branch level to divisional level.
Utilize these leaders fully. Assigned KPI to each of these elected leaders and grade them accordingly so that the grassroots could better evaluate each of them coming next party election.
Only leader that could perform for betterment of the grassroots should remain. This approach would strenghtening the party from bottom to top, given time.
We should get away with quota system in nomination as that would indirectly promoting a weak leader. Allow total democratic principal in party election so that leaders could be elected based on MERIT.
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