10-17-2022, 07:06 PM
Remember Johor? DAP sceptical of Umno’s ‘Ismail Sabri as PM’ proclamation
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KUALA LUMPUR – DAP leaders refuse to buy into Umno’s assertion that Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob will remain as prime minister should the party return to federal power, amid allegations that party president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi is tipped for the position.
Taking to Twitter, they cited the Johor election in March as an illustration of how an individual that has been nominated by Umno and tipped for the top post was later dropped for someone else.
During the state election, Umno had named Datuk Hasni Mohammad, who was the incumbent menteri besar then, as its sole candidate for the position.
However, after securing victory, Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi was instead sworn in as the new menteri besar, although there has been chatter within the party that this was rather down to an intervention by the state palace.
In a Twitter post this morning, incumbent Segambut MP and DAP assistant national publicity secretary Hannah Yeoh said the incident in Johor has already set a precedent that a poster boy named by Umno will not necessarily head the administration after winning the election.
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Taking to Twitter, they cited the Johor election in March as an illustration of how an individual that has been nominated by Umno and tipped for the top post was later dropped for someone else.
During the state election, Umno had named Datuk Hasni Mohammad, who was the incumbent menteri besar then, as its sole candidate for the position.
However, after securing victory, Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi was instead sworn in as the new menteri besar, although there has been chatter within the party that this was rather down to an intervention by the state palace.
In a Twitter post this morning, incumbent Segambut MP and DAP assistant national publicity secretary Hannah Yeoh said the incident in Johor has already set a precedent that a poster boy named by Umno will not necessarily head the administration after winning the election.
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