PETALING JAYA: The Umno supreme council meeting this Friday, the first since the recent party election, is expected to approve new leaders for several states.At least three states, including Perak, are expected to get new state Umno liaison chiefs. The current Perak liaison chief is party president Datuk Seri Mohd Najib Tun Razak.
According to party insiders, Najib, who would be chairing the Perak state liaison meeting, is expected to hand over the chief post to either Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Zambry Abdul Kadir or the current state deputy liaison chief Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
Asked about the matter, Dr Zambry said it was Najib’s prerogative to decide on the best candidate for the post.
Two other states expected to see new chiefs are Selangor and Terengganu.
While current Selangor liaison chief Tan Sri Muhammad Muhammad Taib had lost in his bid for the deputy president’s post last month, Terengganu’s chief and Mentri Besar Datuk Ahmad Said is facing a mutiny of sorts by state party leaders.
The insiders also said that secretary-general Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor’s position was secure, but the same could not be said for executive secretary Datuk Husainay Hashim, treasurer-general Datuk Seri Abdul Azim Mohd Zabidi and Muhammad, who is party information chief.
Najib is also expected to announce the 10 appointed supreme council members.
Meanwhile in Setiu, Terengganu, Bernama reports Ahmad Said as saying that he would accept any decision made by Najib on his position as the state Umno liaison committee chairman.
“We leave it to him (the Prime Minister) because that is his right as the party president. We should accept whatever decision with an open mind. I have no problem with that,” he told reporters when visiting victims of a storm that destroyed several houses in Kampung Penarik yesterday.
tunku : umno need major revamp in all states. most leaders has to make way for the new leaders to take over as they are no longer favoured by the members and the people. perlis, kedah,penang,perak,selangor,kelantan,terengganu and also pahang need to be over hauled. kedah needs major over haul if they want to wrest the state back from pas. so do states like penang and selangor.hope najib would have the courage to do major changes.
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Johor too needs a new leader. The head of Umno Johor should be given the boot and the new minted party Deputy President should take over. Umno & BN will face a tough task in 2013 if incumbent MB continues to lead BN and Umno in the state. Since the 2008 GE he has not done much to strengthen and fortify Umno or BN in the state. He's so aloof and take it for granted that Johor is the bastion of Umno and BN therefore cannot lose. Believe me the opposition has slowly encamped themselves in the state after 2008 election, new branches are sprouting everywhere and their top guns have been coming to give sermons on a regulated period. I dare say even Johor Baru and other strongholds may fall to opposition next round if strong counter measures are not undertaken, just compare the results in 2004 and 2008. Shahrir is wise to announce earlier that this is his last term as MP! Whilst the MB is in dreamland the opposition is punching holes into Umno's southern fort!
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