Puteri Umno polls: final decision with management committee, says Khalil
Puteri Umno division members can nominate any candidate for the wing's top post but only the Umno management committee can decide on their eligibility, said party secretary-general Khalil Yaakob (photo) today.
"In principle, it is okay to nominate (anyone), but when it comes to the rules, the management committee will have to decide later," he told a media conference in Kuala Lumpur.
He added that Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, who is the management committee chief, will look into the problems plaguing the two-year-old wing.
"He (Abdullah) is likely to call for a meeting soon," said Khalil, who is also information minister.
The wing, helmed by 38-year-old lawyer Azalina Othman Said, is being rocked by an internal crisis in the run-up to its inaugural elections in November.
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