'umnoonline still a DrZahidHamidi-NajibRazak show'
Council of Professors fellow Jeniri Amir said this was evident from the appointment of Azalina Othman Said as the party’s information chief and Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki as secretary-general. “ the grassroots made it clear they do not want an all-Zahid lineup, needs people close to him.“So, to strengthen his position within the top leadership, he needs loyalists like Azalina and Asyraf in place,” he told FMT.
His exclusion was tantamount to the party president “shutting the door” on his critics, he explained. “Zahid does not want enemies within,” Jeniri said, warning those who have rallied behind Ismail that their prospects within the party were now bleak. James Chin of the University of Tasmania agreed that the appointments clearly show collaboration between Zahid and Najib. Ismail’s absence was unsurprising, he said, given that he was opposed to Umno working with Pakatan Harapan.
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