Bersatu sec-gen criticises Bersatu info chief for disputing Dr M’s powers as chairman
“I would like to remind all that the ultimate party leader is Tun Dr Mahathir as chairman and the absolute power to lead Bersatu rests with him, in line with the principles of legal supremacy and the party’s constitution.”
(MMO) – Fissures in Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia grew more exposed yesterday when its secretary-general publicly rejected its information chief’s assertion that Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad was not empowered to sign an accord with Pakatan Harapan (PH).
Datuk Marzuki Yahya reminded Senator Radzi Jidin that the Bersatu supreme council unanimously rejected Dr Mahathir’s resignation as chairman and backed him to remain as the prime minister during the February crisis.
The supreme council also never formally decided to leave PH and only discussed the matter, Marzuki added.
“As such, the statement that the Bersatu supreme council decided to withdraw the party from PH is inaccurate and completely wrong,” he said in a statement.
“I would like to remind all that the ultimate party leader is Tun Dr Mahathir as chairman and the absolute power to lead Bersatu rests with him, in line with the principles of legal supremacy and the party’s constitution.”
Marzuki added that any and all actions by Dr Mahathir were in his capacity as the incumbent Bersatu chairman.
He further stressed that the Bersatu leadership never proposed Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin to be the eighth prime minister of Malaysia, which meant the party was not obligated to support this or was bound to it in any way.
Turning Radzi’s arguments back against him, Marzuki added that the Bersatu supreme council also never decided to enter into a partnership with Umno and PAS in the informal Perikatan Nasional coalition.
