RACUN PENAWAR: Peralihan Kuasa

Transfer of power:
Leadership change will take place 'at right time'

'Datuk Seri Najib and I have agreed on the right time for me to hand over the premiership to him. We've no problems and enjoy a good working relationship. The leadership change will definitely take place at that time...' Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi in Kota Baru yesterday.

KOTA BARU: Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and his deputy, Datuk Seri Najib Razak, have agreed on the proper timing for a leadership change.

The prime minister reiterated that he worked well with Najib and urged an end to speculation about their relationship.

"Najib and I have decided on the right time for me to hand over the premiership to him. We have no problems and we enjoy good working relations.

"The leadership change will definitely take place at the right time," he said at a luncheon with senior government officials and community leaders.

Abdullah had earlier chaired a two-hour Kelantan Umno meeting in which he said the leadership transfer was brought up. He is here for a one-day visit.
Najib said in London on Thursday that he would not challenge Abdullah for power because as a "true Umno man" he would not risk destroying the party his father had built.

The deputy prime minister said he was a loyal party member who subscribed to an orderly leadership change, as has been the Umno convention.

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Kita perlu mengingatkan Pak Lah bahawa peralihan kuasa UMNO adalah bukan antara beliau dan Dato' Seri Najib sahaja. UMNO bukan milik mereka berdua. UMNO adalah milik ahli ahli UMNO dan orang Melayu keseluruhan nya sama ada mereka didalam UMNO atau tidak.

Dan kita juga perlu mengingatkan mereka berdua bahawa bukan mereka yang boleh menentukan masa yang sesuai atau "the right time". The best time will be before the UMNO annual general Assembly and elections of UMNO office bearers.

Time is of the essence. The longer Pak Lah waits, the more critical UMNO will be. When UMNO is not functioning properly then Barisan Nasional will be affected. Then it will be a final nail in UMNO's and Barisan Nasional's Coffin.

Pak Lah must understand that he had done enough damage already. Please stop before it goes beyond repair? His leadership had failed UMNO and Barisan Nasional. Why oh why is he buying time? If he speaks with pride of his father's and Grandfather's involvement in UMNO, I am also very proud of my father's contribution to UMNO. It is the pride of every Malay Muslim. No one should claim UMNO is his or his ancestor's.

The right time is now, so that when the Branches starts their meeting, grassroots UMNO will give full endorsement to the new leadership team