A Man and his Manifesto

Dato Najib has come out with a manifesto of sorts for his upcoming endorsement as the next president of UMNO. After that he becomes the country’s PM.

By the end of November, Najib will have gotten all the nominations of UMNO president. Almost all, that is. If by that time, he is in fact, the UMNO president, why wait until March 2009 to take over the Pmship? Pak Lah’s overstaying will just be academic.

Pak Lah can rant and rave about having something to do before leaving, but its “ ALL HAT, NO CATTLE, ALL MOUTH AND TROUSERS and ALL BARK AND NO BITE.

UMNO people don’t want him to stay on. This would be the obvious message. He will taste the ignominious agony of being eaten while alive!

Mindful of these realities, Dato Najib has been emboldened enough to issue the following manifesto.

Saya telah diserang oleh musuh-musuh saya kononnya saya mengamalkan upacara agama Hindu. Semua bolehlah merujuk kepada Dato' Sri S Samy Vellu yang mana beliau boleh mengesahkan bahawa saya tidak pernah bersama-sama dengan beliau di sebarang majlis upacara agama Hindu. Saya sanggup bersumpah dengan nama Tuhan bahawa saya adalah seorang Muslim yang beriman denganNya.

Saya terus dikaitkan dengan pembunuhan Altantuya. Saya sekali lagi ingin bersumpah dengan nama Tuhan bahawa saya tidak pernah mengenali darihal Altantuya. Saya sanggup dihadapkan ke mana-mana mahkamah demi membersihkan semula nama saya yang cuba dicemari oleh mereka yang iri hati kepada pencapaian saya selama ini dalam membangunkan bangsa dan negara.

Saya ingin menafikan komunikasi SMS saya dengan peguam Datuk Muhammad Shafee Abdullah mempunyai sebarang unsur salah guna kuasa.

Saya ingin menafikan sekeras-kerasnya berkenaan dakwaan saya terlibat dalam skandal perolehan helikopter Eurocopter Cougar EC-725. Ianya dibuat melalui proses dan peraturan seperti yang ditetapkan. Kementerian Pertahanan menerima keputusan dan persetujuan dari Kementerian Kewangan untuk memilih tender Eurocopter dan Kementerian Pertahanan mengeluarkan LOI kepada penender itu pada 15 September 2008. LOI boleh dikeluarkan pada bila-bila masa dan secara kebetulan ia dikeluarkan pada 15 September 2008. Saya ingin menyatakan kesediaan saya untuk disiasat oleh PAC atau BPR!

Saya mempunyai keyakinan yang tinggi bahawa Perwakilan khususnya amat bijak dalam membuat pilihan mereka untuk menentukan pemimpin pada Mac depan.. Mereka bijak menilai siapakah pemimpin sebenar yang membela bangsa dan siapakah yang pernah belot kepada perjuangan Umno dan menjadi agen negara asing.

TAWARAN SAYA SEBAGAI PRESIDEN UMNO

Saya akan mempertahankan ketuanan Melayu sehingga ke titis darah yang terakhir sekiranya saya mendapat mandat Perwakilan Umno sebagai Presiden Umno pada Pemilihan Mac 2009. Inilah janji dan ikrar saya kepada Almarhum ayahanda saya sebelum beliau meninggal dunia.

Saya akan membentuk Majlis Penasihat Presiden dengan dianggotai oleh tokoh-tokoh Umno yang telah bersara terutamanya bekas Perdana Menteri bagi menghargai pandangan dan idea mereka dalam membawa negara mencapai Wawasan 2020. Saya akan memastikan bahawa keluarga saya tidak akan terlibat dalam perniagaan atau campur tangan dalam urusan pentadbiran negara. Saya akan menunaikan tanggungjawab saya tanpa sebarang pengaruh negara luar.

Kita sedar bahawa BN agak tercalar sedikit dalam keputusan Pilihanraya Umum Mac lepas. Saya akan melakukan apa sahaja bagi mengembalikan kegemilangan Umno dan Barisan Nasional. Saya tidak akan teragak-agak untuk menggunakan apa cara sekalipun bagi menghapuskan elemen-elemen perosak kestabilan dan keamanan dalam negara.

Akhir sekali saya ingin menyatakan kesediaan saya untuk bekerjasama dengan mana-mana pemimpin Umno yang mendapat mandat Perwakilan Mac depan. Masa depan bangsa yang bersifat "Glokal" akan terus megah berdiri dalam mengharungi arus globalisasi.

Kepada Tuhan saya berserah!

Above is the manifesto by Dato Seri Mohd Najib. He was born in 1953 and is now 55 years old. He is short of 3 years the official retirement age in Malaysia at the moment. At that age, the grey haired Shahrir Samad says he is too old.

So what age is a good age to become PM, Dato Shahrir? Khairy Jamaluddin has set his sights on becoming the PM by the age of 40. He is now under siege. All the kings men are falling at the wayside when the king announced his departure March 2009.

So what actually is the hidden message from Shahrir? That the current crop of UMNO leaders are just that- recycled wines in new bottle? That most of them have passed their useful ages?

As one commentator, Benj from Taiwan said on Sakmongkol’s article( see comments on Pak Lah’s Parting Shots); Pak lah started with a superb take off. Midway the plane he is piloting developed engine problems. He has to make a crash land, where not only the engines need changing, but the pilot himself must permanently sign off.

His comments elicited another one from a brave soul- saying NOT only the pilot needs to be changed but also SOME OF THE CREW MEMBERS.

Dato Najib and the majority of the current UMNO leadership are too set in their ways to make radical changes in UMNO. The are mostly old school in the sense they will continue assuaging the various warlords, practice political patronages, the usual handing outs of lucrative tenders and businesses opportunities. Do you know, that all contracts are now frozen until the UMNO elections in March 2009?

It’s the culture in UMNO that needs changing.

Sakmongkol has not commented on Najib’s alleged infatuation with Hindu rites. He has not done his sleuthing on the Mongolian lady issue. The latter one, sakmongkol is afraid is out of his league. As he has said, and he has tried very hard to stick to his promise of staying away from bedroom stories. If people are looking for between the blanket and mattress stories, then, sakmongkol is not the person. He simply doesn’t know but of course, sometimes, once in a blue moon, even he couldn’t resist taking a slingshot.

But seriously, will UMNO change?

The self paralysing culture has seeped deep into UMNO’s bone marrow. To change would require a bone marrow transplant. The success rate, is not encouraging yet.

What does Najib intend to do?

He has pledged to:-

1. I will defend Malay supremacy to the last drop of my blood if I get the delegates mandates this march 2009.

2. that was my promise to my father before he died.

3. I will form a presidential council comprising of veteran UMNO leaders especially former PM in oder to appreciate their views and ideas in bringing this country towards vision 2020.

4. I will ensure that none of my family members will be involved in businesses and none will interfere in the running of the country’s administration.

5. I will discharge my duties free from external influences and pressure.

6. we know that BN has suffered greatly during the last GE. I will do everything possible to regain UMNO and BN’s glory and will not hesitate in using whatever ways to eliminate those elements that threaten our stability and peace. .

7. lastly , I wish to state my readiness and willingness to work with whoever are given mandate by delegates in the Assembly this march 2009.

8. the future of this GLOKAL race will stand proud and be counted in the age of globalization.

In God I trust!.

Heh , heh. Sakmongkol will give his opinions on that soon.