For the 2nd time in a row, UMNO chooses a candidate tainted with corruption. At Permatang Pasir by-election, they chose Rohaizat Othman a disbarred lawyer (for misusing clients’ funds).
One would think that it would be difficult to find someone more unworthy than a disbarred lawyer, but trust those UMNO folks, to scrounge even lower to find someone even worse than that.
Now for the Bagan Pinang by-election, they choose Tan Sri Isa Mohd Samad who was suspended by UMNO’s very own disciplinary board for money politics In Isa Samad UMNO has someone who had been expelled from the party for “money politics,” the euphemism for corruption. Knowing UMNO’s shady ethics, to be expelled for that must take some doing.
And the most amazing thing is that UMNO’s members from that branch wanted only Isa and even threatened to boycott the by-election if UMNO chose another candidate. The fact the Bagan Pinang’s UMNO branch demanded for Isa’s selection only reflects the kind of people who are members there.
An online news splash the news of banners that was placed at several places where UMNO members claims that they will boycott the election if Isa was not chosen. Despite the denial of UMNO Teluk Kemang in putting up the banner, it is quite clear that it was put up at the 11th hour after Muhyuddin said that there is another candidate that UMNO Teluk Kemang had overlooked. It is obvious that the banner was put up in a timely manner to pressurized UMNO national leadership.
It is indeed sad that the members has chosen to proposed and demand a particular candidate instead of demanding that only the truly clean and trustworthy candidate will contest. Indirectly UMNO Teluk Kemang support corruption. Who knows maybe they had benefitted in some way or other previously and expected the same after the election?
But having tasted so many defeats, Najib will do almost anything to win one by-election in Peninsular Malaysia. This include picking a man tainted with corruption and has nothing more to offer the state after being in power (as Mentri Besar) for over 24 years. If he had any talent or innovative ideas, that should have been obvious during all those years.
At this stage of his careers, he should be seeking out and mentoring the next generation of leaders, not desperately hogging the stage.
Only last week Muhyiddin was at pains to point out that he was intent on seeking fresh talent, especially after the Bagan Pinang branch folks brazenly declared that Isa was their only choice.
But Najib must be so desperate to win a by-election, that he bowed to pressure and chose a tainted man like Isa.
This selection of Isa is the consequence of many years of handouts in which UMNO gives out contracts to their members. And Isa is popular not because he is a quality intelligent leader, but a leader who knows how to manipulate the system to pass contracts to the relevant people.
All the noise from Najib that he wants transparency and accountability in his government is mere empty words and promises. By right, UMNO should discipline their members at Bagan Pinang for even threatening to boycott the election, but instead he chose the easy path for short-term gain.
The earlier rhetoric about UMNO having “to change or be changed” is now proven to be nothing more than just “cock talk,” to put it in the local vernacular. In picking Isa, it is clear that UMNO does not have the will to change and has abandon their commitment to reform itself.
It is very unlikely that Pakatan will win this seat as it is traditionally an UMNO seat. So, I can imagine that Najib craves the right to brag after UMNO wins (assuming they do), to the entire Malaysia. After all, history has shown how UMNO brags that the people support them, and how the opposition is rejected at every by-election they won.
UMNO is the cancer of this country, Malaysians must open their eyes to see that they cannot go on being governed by people who subscribe to corruption as a normal practice!!
This article was cut and paste from various articles on the net. See links above.
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