Act Immediately To Reopen Pn Office Bersatu Leader Urges Azmin

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Perikatan Nasional’s top leadership was urged to act immediately on the alleged closure of its headquarters in Kuala Lumpur due to non-payment of rent.
This followed a report by news portal Free Malaysia Today this morning, quoting an unnamed party source that the PN office in Solaris Dutamas had been closed since March.
Tasek Gelugor MP Wan Saiful Wan Jan, who is a Bersatu supreme council member, said he was unsure of the claim’s veracity but said it must be taken seriously if true.
“If it is true that the office has been closed, this is something worrying, and I hope the PN secretary-general (Azmin Ali) will take immediate action to ensure the office can be reopened.
“We (PN) need an official space to serve as our office, and I hope the coalition’s leadership will take this matter seriously,” he told reporters after a Selangor Bersatu event in Seri Kembangan today.
According to the report, PN allegedly stopped paying rent for the office. It also claimed that PN’s top leadership had not held any meeting since its leadership reshuffle last year.
Malaysiakini has reached out to Azmin (above) for comments on the allegations.
PN deputy chairperson Hamzah Zainudin, who was the previous secretary-general, also urged reporters to direct their queries to Azmin, claiming he was “unsure” of the issue.
Perikatan Nasional deputy chairperson Hamzah Zainudin“We wait for an official explanation from the PN secretary-general, perhaps they are looking for new premises or have found one,” he told the media after launching a Bersatu meeting in Selama, Perak, as quoted by Berita Harian.
Rakyat will decide between BN and PN
Meanwhile, Bersatu supreme council member Saifuddin Abdullah brushed off BN chairperson Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s vow to wrest parliamentary and state seats from PN in the next general and state elections.
He told reporters in Seri Kembangan that anyone can say anything they wish because “it is free of charge”.
ADSSaifuddin reminded Zahid that despite the deputy prime minister’s optimism that BN can defeat Bersatu and PAS, the final decision will be in the hands of the people.
Bersatu supreme council member Saifuddin Abdullah“Anyone can claim that they can win this or that seat. When Bersatu went into GE15, some even predicted that we could only win six parliamentary seats at the most.
“But we won over 30 seats. So, when it comes to making claims, it’s free of charge. Anyone can claim, but the rakyat knows,” said the Indera Mahkota MP during a press conference at a hotel in Seri Kembangan.
Saifuddin and Wan Saiful were there for the launch of the annual general meetings for 14 Selangor Bersatu divisions.
When asked why the programme involved only 14 Selangor Bersatu divisions out of a total of 22, Wan Saiful, who is the Bangi Bersatu division chief, claimed it was due to technical issues.
He dismissed that it had to do with a rumoured internal split between Bersatu president Muhyiddin Yassin and Hamzah.
According to Wan Saiful, the group launch was planned at the last minute and caused several divisions to be unable to join.
“Actually, we invited all divisions. But we faced technical issues, where we could only secure this venue at the last minute.
“An annual general meeting notice has to be issued (at least) seven days before, so only those which have sent out theirs and are free today could participate.
“There should have been more, but two other divisions also could not change their schedule, while the rest are holding their respective meetings as we speak, so they cannot be here,” he said. - Mkini

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