KUALA LUMPUR: Umno deputy president Mohamad Hasan has urged party members to ensure that the unity government becomes a success, so that the party can regain the trust of Malaysians.
Mohamad said Umno risked being punished by voters even more severely if the party did not take the current opportunity of being in the government seriously.
“If we fail to make this government a success, who else will trust Umno after this?” he said in launching the general assembly of Umno’s Wanita, Youth and Puteri wings.
“Imagine the implications for Umno if we waste this opportunity; if we do not perform and if we cause problems for the unity government.
“Not only will we disappoint ourselves, but we will also be disappointing our beloved King. We will also cause the people to be all the more fed up with our political drama,” said Mohamad, who is also known as Tok Mat.
He added that Umno has no choice but to perform well in this current administration.
“Our performance in government will determine whether we can be trusted in the next general election.
“Of course, making this government a success is important to Umno because we must do the right thing for the country,” he said.
According to Mohamad, Umno also needed to appear different from other political parties.
“We must throw out all the confusion, and work as if this is a government ‘owned by’ Umno and led entirely by Umno,” he said.
Mohamad also reminded delegates that the time had come for Umno to move on and recover from the wounds it suffered previously.
“I beg you to put aside all differences. Put aside all emotions and renew our friendships for the sake of Umno, Malaysia and the Malay people.”
Umno won 26 seats in the Nov 19 general election, with BN partners MCA claiming two, and MIC and PBRS each securing one.
BN’s 30 seats was its worst-ever election performance. By comparison, Pakatan Harapan won 82 seats in the polls and Perikatan Nasional took 74 seats.
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