March 23, 2012
Controversy over Shahrizat's Leadership of Wanita UMNO
by Wong Choon Mei (03-22-12), Malaysia Chronicle
A day prior to a key assembly with a UMNO Women's wing, it looks similar to Prime Minister Najib has motionless to rage his support for Shahrizat Jalil, a wing's arch during a centre of a RM250 million NFC corruption scandal.
About a fortnight ago, Najib had lauded her preference to resign as Cabinet minister but keep her Wanita arch post, observant it was an "appropriate" move. He differentiated a dual positions as well as urged Wanita members to go upon to support Shahrizat.
"This is since with courtesy to a NFC case, a debate was her in front of as a minister in a cabinet," Bernama had reported Najib as observant upon Mar 11. "Give her a support as well as cooperation since she (Shahrizat) has given her joining to lead Wanita UMNO as well as turn a transformation in to an important machine for a ubiquitous election."
Back upon a offensive
Najib's acknowledgement sparked an evident carol of Yes-men as well as women responses as well as even
Shahrizat's Deputy Kamilia Ibrahim, who had formerly slammed her for blemish UMNO, rushed to toe a line. However, a day prior to a specially-convened assembly upon Friday, Mar 23, where Shahrizat as well as Najib have been due to address 7,000 women delegates, Kamilia is behind upon a offensive.
"When it involves open funds, it involves a rakyat. The open is seeking during it as a national emanate that has tarnished a image of a Government. People have been doubt how! NFCorp could get a such a outrageous loan with usually 2% interest rate as well as a five-year grace period prior to repayment when it is so formidable for a ordinary people to get loans," a Star reported Kamilia as saying.
"And they have been asking how NFCorp could buy cars as well as condo units with a loan meant for (buying) cows. Our credibility is during stake. I've gone down to a grassroots as well as this is in all what a members have been saying. They have been anticipating it tough to encounter a people when a image of their personality (Shahrizat) is tarnished.People have been poking fun during Wanita as well as calling us cows. The Wanita grassroots have been observant susah nak kerja (it's formidable to work with a emanate over their heads). And a Opposition is revelation us not to do anything about it since it will make their work (for a ubiquitous election) easier. As a leader, you have to listen to what a grassroots have been saying."
Shahrizat's family was awarded a NFC cattle breeding project by a UMNO-led BN supervision in 2006. Her husband has been charged for criminal breach of trust amid accusations that he as well as their 3 young kids had abused their authority as well as siphoned out money from a RM250 million supervision soothing loan to personal accounts as well as to acquire loans to purchase oppulance condominiums as well as even a supermarket lease.
Najib's warding off to take quick movement worsened a incident as PKR leaders such as Rafizi Ramli as well as Zuraida Kamaruddin one after an additional to pump out one allegation after an additional against a Shahrizats, with Rafizi even observant that which a information he has perceived from whistleblowers troubled by a Shahrizats' intemperate hold up styles would take 2 years to c! omplete revealing.
The incident culminated when it was suggested that a NFC directors had even paid for a RM1.7 million oppulance condo in Kazakhstan, call conjecture that it was a wedding gift for Najib's daughter, who not long ago married in to a absolute Kazakh family. The couple to Najib stirred evident movement as well as inside of days, Datuk Dr. Salleh Ismail Shahrizat's husband as well as a NFC arch was eventually charged for CBT.
Najib now losing carry out of Wanita as well
UMNO watchers contend Najib is now worried about a simmering displeasure amongst Wanita
members as well as a disastrous recoil for himself as well as his family due to a Kazakh property. Indeed, he may have overestimated his carry out over a Wanita wing, that has in a past been a core writer to a BN choosing by casting votes bank.
Even a government-controlled Star reported that several UMNO multiplication chiefs were so fed-up with a NFC disturbance that they have asked their Wanita heads not to attend Friday's gathering. As a result, a Wanita UMNO headquarters has educated any multiplication to send during slightest 40 women any to make up a numbers.
Kamilia is now perfectionist that Shahrizat resigns as Wanita arch when her Cabinet in front of expires upon April 8, rather than wait to retire when UMNO holds a annual ubiquitous assembly cum choosing after this year. However, she was also quick to assure that she would abide by whatever preference Najib made.
"I will be there to support a PM. He is a party president. I will abide by his preference as well as I will fool around my role as well as concentration upon a ubiquitous election," said Kamilia.
When a hand that rocks a cradle has no demur of a own
UMNO watchers we! re cynic al in their response, believing that it was an additional "drama" to lance a boil in box it erupts upon Friday as well as embarrasses Najib. This was why Kamilia came out to impact Shahrizat to satisfy those who were angry with Shahrizat as well as to cool them down.
"It is his own error for demoralizing Wanita UMNO. Shahrizat never resigned. Her Senatorship is expiring upon April 8 as well as along with it goes a Cabinet post. So let's not be fooled by that play that Najib as well as a complete UMNO Supreme Council supported in full to pull nap over a eyes of their grassroots," PKR Vice President Tian Chua told Malaysia Chronicle.
"It would have been better for UMNO as well as definitely spared Malaysia most embarrassment if Najib had demanded Shahrizat surrendered her Cabinet post rught away after PKR lodged a report with a MACC as well as submitted documentary justification along with it. Najib should have afterwards left Wanita to decide for themselves what to do with Shahrizat, instead of perplexing try by artful means to get them in to a best political incident for both himself as well as Shahrizat. Now people contend Wanita is controlled by a men's wing as well as has no demur or voice of their own."
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