As Covid-19 and political crises loom, Asyraf urges 'future PM' to hit pause
Amid escalating political tensions and uncertainty, and the Covid-19 pandemic worsening, Umno Youth chief Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki has urged PKR president Anwar Ibrahim to postpone plans to take over Putrajaya.
He said they should prioritise the public's safety as there is currently a risk for a third wave of Covid-19 infections...
Amid escalating political tensions and uncertainty, and the Covid-19 pandemic worsening, Umno Youth chief Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki has urged PKR president Anwar Ibrahim to postpone plans to take over Putrajaya.
He said they should prioritise the public's safety as there is currently a risk for a third wave of Covid-19 infections.
"I hope the future prime minister and Pakatan Harapan can postpone their desire to mobilise an agenda to change the government and the prime minister, which can lead to Parliament being dissolved and the 15th general election," Asyraf (above) said in a Facebook post today.
He said they should learn from Sabah, where a tussle to become chief minister led to snap state elections.
This came after Umno's Musa Aman tried to stage a coup in Sabah, prompting former chief minister Shafie Apdal to dissolve the state legislature.
There have been numerous Covid-19 infections recorded nationwide, linked to people returning from Sabah, including politicians who had campaigned for the state polls.
Health Ministry director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah had said that this appeared to be the start of a new wave of infections.
Anwar last week announced that he had secured a strong majority to form a new government.
He has sent the list to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, but hasn't been granted an audience yet as the King is recovering from an illness.
But Anwar's political manoeuvrings is not the only issue weighing on the country's political stability.
There is growing discontent among Umno members towards their ally Bersatu following the Sabah election, with Asyraf among those speaking out.
Umno leaders were unhappy that they had to cede the Sabah chief minister post to Bersatu, and there were rumblings for Umno to consider quitting Perikatan Nasional (PN).
Johor Umno deputy chief Nur Jazlan Mohamed was the latest to urge the party to leave the ruling coalition.
"This is not the spirit of friendship during BN's time. BN's cooperation is sincere, but PN for the last six months can't be trusted.
"The (PN) government is not strong because there is no friendship, so it is better for Umno to withdraw," he was quoted as saying by Suara Merdeka.
Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi yesterday promised to hold a "post-mortem" on the party's future following the Sabah election.
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