Umno Agm Pushed To November In View Of Sabah Polls

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 This is to allow the party to prepare for the upcoming Sabah state election, says secretary-general Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki.
Umno’s general assembly was initially set to take place from Aug 20 to 23.KUALA LUMPUR: Umno has decided to delay its annual general assembly from August to Nov 26-29 to allow the party to prepare for the upcoming Sabah state election
Umno’s general assembly was initially set to take place from Aug 20 to 23. The party’s divisions are in the midst of holding their annual general meetings, which are set to be held until July 27.
The five-year term of the Sabah state assembly expires on Nov 11, unless dissolved sooner. An election must be held within 60 days of dissolution.
Barisan Nasional lynchpin Umno and Pakatan Harapan previously announced a pact for the state polls. Talks for an alliance between PH and Gabungan Rakyat Sabah are also said to be ongoing.
While BN has not fully closed the door on an alliance with GRS, state BN chairman Bung Moktar Radin previously said Sabah BN would only consider teaming up with GRS after the state election is over.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, who is also the PH chairman, has called for all three major coalitions to join forces for the election.
Umno to hold mid-term review of unity govt’s performance
In a statement, Umno secretary-general Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki also said the party will conduct a mid-term review of the unity government’s performance.
He said this will include the achievements of Umno leaders who are members of the federal administration, government agencies and GLCs.
He also reiterated that unity government components should not accept members from allied parties to prevent prejudice and disharmony from spreading within the government.
He is understood to be referring to former Umno leader Tengku Zafrul Aziz’s application to join PKR, led by Anwar, though he did not explicitly mention the investment, trade and industry minister’s name.
Asyraf also said the Umno Supreme Council has the authority to consider appeals filed by any member who was subject to disciplinary action previously.
There has been speculation that the Supreme Council would discuss Sembrong Umno’s motion for former party vice-president Hishammuddin Hussein to be reinstated as a member.
Hishammuddin was suspended from Umno for six years in January 2023 and refused to file an appeal, saying the party had never informed him of his supposed breach of party discipline.
Yesterday, Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said an appeal must be filed for any sacked or suspended member to be reinstated. - FMT

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