Explain why ‘poster boy’ Hasni not made MB, Umno told

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Johor MB debacle: It’s like feeling knives are out for you, says Umno man

KUALA LUMPUR – Leaders will not be able to focus and perform their administrative duties properly if they feel there are “hidden hands” pulling strings behind their backs, an Umno leader warned.

Speaking at the Umno general assembly, Wangsa Maju Umno chief Datuk Seri Mohd Shafei Abdullah asked if the recent debacle surrounding the Johor menteri besar’s appointment had more to it than meets the eye.

He said that despite scoring a handsome victory in the southern state last week, the fiasco engulfing the state’s top post was an anti-climatic incident after the party’s pick for the office, Datuk Hasni Mohammad, was overlooked.

“I have to ask this. While we were busy ensuring victory in Johor, was there a silent ploy behind the scenes taking place without the blessing of the Umno president (Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi)?

“I assume there wasn’t. But if there was, please stop this culture,” he said when debating the president’s policy speech today.

“In the end, leaders will lose confidence to carry out their duties, because wherever they go, they feel like someone is carrying a knife behind them.”

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