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19004
Thu, 09/11/2008 - 22:46
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ABDULLAH EXPRESSES SURPRISE OVER MUHYIDDIN'S STATEMENT ON TRANSITION PLAN
PUTRAJAYA, Sept 11 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Thursday expressed surprise over a statement by Umno vice-president Muhyiddin Yassin that his transition plan to step down in June 2010 was too long.
Abdullah, who is also Umno president, said the Cabinet understood and
agreed with the transition plan and the Umno Supreme Council had also agreed to
it.
"I'm surprised that a member of my Cabinet should come up with that kind of
statement. It is against what has been agreed to," he told reporters after
chairing the 20th MSC Malaysia Implementation Council Meeting at his office
here.
Abdullah was asked to comment on the statement Wednesday in Singapore by
Muhyiddin, who is also International Trade and Industry Minister, that the
transition plan had "sunk away" and that people were not thinking about it
anymore.
Abdullah also said he was surprised that Muhyiddin came up with such an
opinion as he had agreed to that (transition plan) before. Under the plan for
transition of power, Abdullah is to hand over the post of prime minister, the
chairmanship of the Barisan Nasional (BN) and the presidency of Umno to his
deputy, Najib Tun Razak, in June 2010.
Abdullah said: "I'm not staying on just for the pleasure. I tell you this
is not work that I can regard as pleasure."
The prime minister said there were many political matters and problems
that
had to be attended to and "lots of programmes that I have already indicated that
I must do my best to complete".
Abdullah said these included the reform of the judiciary and the
Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA).
"And I still have the IPCMC (Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct
Commission); a matter to look into, the last part of the police reform. At the
same time, I have promised that we would like to achieve eradication of hardcore
poverty.
"I would like to work very hard on it and, at the same time, there is a lot
of work that needs to be done, to reform the Barisan Nasional (BN) and also to
add more, to expand the (BN's) capacity to serve the people," he said.
A
bdullah said that as for Umno, there was also a lot to be done, as well as
to help his deputy, Najib Tun Razak, to achieve the objectives of the
stated programmes.
Asked whether he would ask Muhyiddin to explain why he had come out with
such a statement, Abdullah said: "There is no need to ask me what I'm going to
do."
On former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad's decision to rejoin Umno,
he said the subject was not discussed (at Wednesday's meeting of the Umno
Supreme Council).
"My view alone is not enough ... this is a matter for the party. I cannot
make a stand on this," he said. Dr Mahathir resigned from Umno on May 19.
The United Malays National Organisation, or UMNO, is a right-wing party
and Malaysia's largest political party; a founding member of the Barisan
Nasional coalition, which has ruled the country uninterruptedly since its
independence.
Abdullah, who is also Umno president, said the Cabinet understood and
agreed with the transition plan and the Umno Supreme Council had also agreed to
it.
"I'm surprised that a member of my Cabinet should come up with that kind of
statement. It is against what has been agreed to," he told reporters after
chairing the 20th MSC Malaysia Implementation Council Meeting at his office
here.
Abdullah was asked to comment on the statement Wednesday in Singapore by
Muhyiddin, who is also International Trade and Industry Minister, that the
transition plan had "sunk away" and that people were not thinking about it
anymore.
Abdullah also said he was surprised that Muhyiddin came up with such an
opinion as he had agreed to that (transition plan) before. Under the plan for
transition of power, Abdullah is to hand over the post of prime minister, the
chairmanship of the Barisan Nasional (BN) and the presidency of Umno to his
deputy, Najib Tun Razak, in June 2010.
Abdullah said: "I'm not staying on just for the pleasure. I tell you this
is not work that I can regard as pleasure."
The prime minister said there were many political matters and problems
that
had to be attended to and "lots of programmes that I have already indicated that
I must do my best to complete".
Abdullah said these included the reform of the judiciary and the
Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA).
"And I still have the IPCMC (Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct
Commission); a matter to look into, the last part of the police reform. At the
same time, I have promised that we would like to achieve eradication of hardcore
poverty.
"I would like to work very hard on it and, at the same time, there is a lot
of work that needs to be done, to reform the Barisan Nasional (BN) and also to
add more, to expand the (BN's) capacity to serve the people," he said.
A
bdullah said that as for Umno, there was also a lot to be done, as well as
to help his deputy, Najib Tun Razak, to achieve the objectives of the
stated programmes.
Asked whether he would ask Muhyiddin to explain why he had come out with
such a statement, Abdullah said: "There is no need to ask me what I'm going to
do."
On former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad's decision to rejoin Umno,
he said the subject was not discussed (at Wednesday's meeting of the Umno
Supreme Council).
"My view alone is not enough ... this is a matter for the party. I cannot
make a stand on this," he said. Dr Mahathir resigned from Umno on May 19.
The United Malays National Organisation, or UMNO, is a right-wing party
and Malaysia's largest political party; a founding member of the Barisan
Nasional coalition, which has ruled the country uninterruptedly since its
independence.
