Nik Nazmi Sarawak Pkr Venue Convention Fiasco Started Before Youth Azmin Spat

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Problems surrounding Sarawak PKR's convention allegedly began even before the spat between one faction of PKR Youth with party deputy president Azmin Ali
The majority of the state leadership council members, who happened to be aligned to Azmin, had sought to annul its state convention on Saturday
However, state conventions, which comes under the purview of the party headquarters, will proceed in Miri as planned
PKR convention director Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad (photo) has highlighted the chronology of events which have caused the venue changes

He said that Sarawak PKR chief Baru Bian had cancelled the convention with support from a majority of state division leaders support, but the party's central leadership had said the event will go on
Nik Nazmi said on Nov 1, Sarawak PKR had informed it would be holding the convention in Sibu, but later relocated it to the Naim clubhouse in Miri on Nov 5
The convention committee then said the venue was unsuitable and suggested alternatives
According to Nik Nazmi, Sarawak PKR on Nov 12 unilaterally decided to hold the event at the Imperial Hotel in Kuching
A meeting was subsequently held on Nov 14 between the convention committee and Sarawak PKR secretary Michael Teo where it was decided the event would be held at the Pullman Miri Waterfront
A day later, Baru announced that the convention was cancelled after PKR Youth rescinded its invitation for Azmin to officiate the Youth wing's congress
Nik Nazmi said the timeline showed that the PKR headquarters were facing trouble organising the Sarawak convention even before the spat between PKR Youth and Azmin
"The headquarters has tried its best to involve the Sarawak PKR leadership council through open communication," he said
Baru, at a press conference yesterday, said they were sticking with their decision to cancel the convention with the support of 32 out of 46 Sarawak PKR division leaders
Despite Baru's cancellation, the convention will proceed after it received the blessing of PKR president Anwar Ibrahim
PKR is descending into open warfare as tensions between loyalists to Anwar and Azmin continue to butt heads. Azmin's political secretary, who is also PKR Youth deputy head, Hilman Idham, has been urged to attend the movement's central leadership council (MPP) meeting on Sunday
In a statement today, PKR Youth MPP member, Muhamad Alif Asyraf Abdull Rahim, said Hilman's continued truancy will only lead to poor perception of the movement
"I've checked the attendance records. Hilman, despite being No 2, only attended one in eight meetings so far. Even then, he was late (for that one meeting)," said Muhamad Alif
He said Hilman's truancy was a flagrant breach of discipline at a time when young leaders should be committed towards Pakatan Harapan's ideals
The PKR Youth MPP is currently split between one faction led by the movement's leader Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir and another led by Hilman
Hilman's faction consist of mostly elected office bearers and they have boycotted MPP meetings chaired by Akmal, who is supported by the other half of the MPP members, most of which who are co-opted
A similar split is taking place at the MPP for the PKR main body, where many elected office bearers are sitting out of the monthly meetings
The most prominent absentee is the PKR deputy president Azmin, who is also economic affairs minister. He is believed to have never attended any of the monthly meetings since the MPP was elected last November. - Mkini

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