I refer to the Malaysiakini report 'Najib promised RM50mil for defections' .

Allegedly offering a political opponent RM50 million to induce a switching of parties is corrupt, dishonest and immoral.

The sheer amount offered suggests there is unholy wealth accumulated by politicians which should make ordinary citizens rage and demand answers.

Can you imagine the extent of unholy wealth Umno has amassed, to be able to offer that kind of money to a relative minnow of state politics?

The stakes may be high in the form of controlling of an important state but it is still a huge fortune by anyone’s standards.

Can you imagine the personal and family fortunes of the leaders of Umno after all these years if RM50 million is offered in such a nonchalant manner?

With such fortunes, it is probably small wonder these politicians don’t care too much about the financial woes hitting the world, which I’m sure Malaysians are not immune to.

After all, Malaysia is a huge trading nation and given the severe troubles of key trading partners like US, EU and China, surely Malaysia would be just as severely affected.

You wouldn’t hear of it, however, because politicians and decision-makers have insulated themselves with fruits of years and years of massive corruption.

To me therefore, Fauzi Muda’s statutory declaration on Najib Razak’s alleged RM50 million dirty money speaks not only of the context of the pathetic state of moral bankruptcy and lawlessness that is the present leadership.

It is also about Umno leaders’ attitude towards ordinary Malaysians and the fate they are suffering or are about to suffer with the worsening global financial crisis.

The leaders don’t appear to care about Malaysians. They care only about power and their own interests.

They would stoop to any level to protect their own interests and care not at all for ordinary Malaysians.

Malaysians must do what they can to ensure that such specimens do not become prime minister.