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Time to Go and so Goodbye Koh

November 17, 2011

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Penang State GERAKAN: Time to Go as well as so Goodbye Koh

By Jahabar Sadiq
Editor

Gerakan is to name possibly celebration secretary-general Teng Chang Yeow or Penang Vice-Chief Ong Thean Lye to conduct a state section as well as recapture its one-time political fortress from DAP in a subsequent ubiquitous election, sources say.

The Malaysian Insider understands which Gerakan boss Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon is to make known his successor for a state chairmanship after vigour from celebration members who feel a former Penang chief apportion is not befitting compared to prior leaders such as a late Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu or Tun Dr Lim Keng Yaik.

"Teng Chang Yeow has a top palm but Dr Koh might select Ong Thean Lye, who is additionally his political secretary," a source told The Malaysian Insider about a choice for a Penang care which will be announced this morning.

Another source reliable which Koh's scheduled proclamation was associated to a Penang care as a state celebration chief will additionally lead a state Barisan Nasional (BN) which was routed in a state in Election 2008. Gerakan mislaid all 13 state seats it held, leaving only UMNO to reason upon to 11 seats in a 40-seat state assembly.

"Dr Koh will talk about Penang, that's for sure. As for his future, no a single knows for certain as he's gripping his cards close to his chest," a source said.

The view in Putrajaya is which a mild-mannered Gerakan chief should step down as conduct of a BN member celebration prior to a entrance ubiquitous choosing if a bloc is to have any possibility of wresting back Penang from Pakatan Rakyat (PR).

While Koh has not been d! ogged by allegations of corruption as well as abuse of energy as alternative politicians, he is noticed as indecisive as well as a pitch of a BN care which was rejected by a voters in 2008.

BN chairman as well as Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has spoken behind sealed doors upon a need to rejuvenate a Gerakan care with younger bent as well as acknowledges which BN member parties need new bent if inroads have been to be made in Penang, where DAP's Lim Guan Eng is a formidable opponent.

Najib pronounced 3 days ago which he will not call elections this year but met with multiform BN member leaders upon Tuesday night for a discussion. He denied which it was associated to a entrance polls.

Koh, who has helmed a celebration given 2008, has been constantly criticised for his care which most deem as "weak as well as soft" as well as is additionally underneath immense vigour from celebration members to come up with a organisation preference upon his in front of in a party.

Dissenting voices grew even stronger during a party's 40th national representatives discussion in mid-October, which stirred a apportion in a Prime Minister's Department to make known to a representatives during a end of a discussion which he was "willing to sacrifice himself for a party".

Asked further upon his sacrifice statement, a senator told reporters to be patient, saying: "I don't wish to talk about sacrifice, everybody sacrifices in politics."