The future for UMNO
To run against Pakatan Harapan is not too difficult. Look at their Manifesto and you can tell it was written by idealists and academics who painted a picture of hope for an equal and egalitarian country.
Zaid Ibrahim
The UMNO Supreme Council will meet this Friday, and many believe the subject of Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s position as party president will be discussed.
I suggest that members of the Supreme Council don’t waste too much time on this. Let Zahid remain as president. There are other politicians who have not relinquished their posts when facing criminal charges, so why should different considerations apply to UMNO?
On the other hand, let’s congratulate Dato Seri Najib. He is the one making the rounds, defending charges and accusations and that’s something UMNO should be proud of. He is not running away.
I believe him when he says he no longer wants to be President or become PM again. Although he has more than fifty criminal charges to answer, he wants to give his side of the story. Government leaders are still on full assault mode, but surely it’s only fair that we allow him to respond and not make fun of his public appearance.
Other UMNO leaders have blamed Najib for BN’s lost, but not themselves. They have told the world that they were scared of Najib, and given other excuses for their silence on 1MDB. They are just cowards; and that makes them the worst kind of politician.
What the Supreme Council should do on Friday is discuss the new political philosophy of UMNO. If those who are blind continue to lead the blind, then UMNO will be out of power for a long time. A blind leadership is one that does not use its head, but only its ‘semangat’ (spirit).
