MCA’s surprise result should signal voters
By Chua Sue-Ann, The Edge
PAS vice-president Datuk Mahfuz Omar today urged Bagan Pinang voters to reject corrupted leaders by taking cognisance from MCA’s unexpected extraordinary general meeting (EGM) results.
Speaking at a press conference here today, Mahfuz lauded MCA central delegates for showing “high integrity by rejecting two leaders for issues relating to credibility and leadership”.
“We hope this will be a signal (to Bagan Pinang voters) to reject a corrupt candidate in the same manner that MCA rejected two leaders involved in corruption,” he said.
The PAS vice-president dubbed the Bagan Pinang by-election as a “choice between dignity and corruption (pilihan antara maruah dan rasuah)”.
After months of internal crisis, MCA delegates today passed a no-confidence vote against its president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat by a slim 14-vote majority.
The delegates also overturned the suspension of its former deputy president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek but did not pass a motion to reinstate Chua as deputy president.
Isa, who was former Negeri Sembilan menteri besar, is up against Negeri Sembilan PAS commissioner Zulkefly Mohamad Omar in a contest that will be decided tomorrow (today).
