Wang masuk, wang masuk…mashuuk.

 

Siapa tak mahu pelaburan masuk ke dalam Negara. Syarikat milik kerajaan Abu Dhabi, Mudabala Group mahu labor USD7 billion dalam ekonomi kita. USD 7 ribu juta adalah dalam industry aluminium di Sarawak dan pembinaan financial hub di KL. Tapi pelaburan ini akan terjadi dalam masa satu tahun lagu. Iaitu selepas 1MDB siap kajian dan proposal nya.

Dalam masa setahun apa apa pun boleh terjadi. Dato Najib menyaksikan tanda tangan antara Mudabala Group dengan 1MDB. Saya harap 1MDB bukak mata juga ya- sebab GLC Abu Dhabi ini untuk setengah tahun 2010 rugi 4.5 billion Dirham. Ertinya, 1MDB tanda tangan dengan syarikat yang sedang menannggung rugi. Saya harap kita jangan ingat syarikat Pak Arab mesti ada banyak duit.

Tapi ada satu perkara baik dengan syarkat Pak Arab ni. Dia orang publish buku buku perakaunan mereka untuk tatapan public. 1MDB tak pun lagi. Orang kampong semua tahu, kita dah bertempik transparency. Transparency tak ada. Yang ada, ialah opacity.

Rakyat pun bukan bodoh. Pelaburan ini, kalau terjadi bererti Mudabala akan bawak masuk tukaran asing. Dan tukaran asing dalam bentuk USD 7 billion tersebut akan di tunjukkan dalam peningkatan reserves negara. Mulai tahun depan bila Pak Arab ni bawak masuk duit USD, kita nak tengok reserves Negara kita bertambah atau tidak.

Itu hal pertama.

Dato Sri PM pun ada sebut 1MDB sudah untung RM 425 juta. Waduuh Pak- ini untung datang dari mana? Adakah ia datang dari operasi perniagaan atau perpindahan asset kerajaan kedalam 1MDB? Kita tak tahu. Rekod tak ada. Alih alih, sebut untung RM 425 juta turun dari langit. Kalau wang banyak di langit sana, bila kita tangkap Ayah Pin yang berkerajaan di langit sana, kita Tanya, disana ada Fort Knox ke?

Kita kena ingat perihal 1MDB ini. Ianya dalah sebuah Sovereign Wealth Fund- yakni sesebuah kerajaan akan memasukkan sejumlah wang daripada hasil perusahaan Negara kedalam dana tersebut. Misalnya hasil dari penjualan minyak. Wang dari dana tersebut akan di labur dan akan mendatangkan pulangan.

Jika benar, kita nak tahu dalam pelaburan apa dan pulangan nya banyak mana? RM 425 juta dari satu pelaburan atau satu bakul/basket portfolio? Beritahulah kami, Dato Sri PM.

Tapi 1MDB ini lain dari yang lain. Orang Cina kata hantu bukan hantu, orang bukan orang. Sebab dana nya datang dari terbitan bond yang di jamin oleh kerajaan. Ertinya Dana 1MDB datang dari hutang yang di terbitkan oleh Dana ini yang di jamin oleh kerajaan. Ini boleh jadi satu sebab mengapa negara kita boleh jadi bangkrap. Idris Jala tidak sebut perkara ini.

Bila Dana tersebut di pindah dari wang ehsan Terengganu, orang kata sudah berkurangan RM700 juta. Jumlah tersebut di bayar sebagai consltancy fees yang mungkin di urus oleh budah 28 tahun yang bergeliga otak nya- Low Taek Jho. Dalam negara Malaysia, mana ada budak yang lebih geliga otak nya dari Low Taek Jho ?

Hampir satu tahun dana dalam 1MDB tinggal hanya RM 800 juta nya. Bererti yang sangat menyukakan hati PM kita datang di atas pelaburan sebanyak berapa ? RM 4.2 billion termasuk bayaran yuran/fess con-sultans ? berapa pulangan nya ? 10%.

Tak berapa bagus sheikh. Pemaju perumahan mislanya mahukan pulangan sekurang kurang nya 18%. 10% tak bagus sheikh. Itu sebab, kita dengar, 1MDB mahu terbitkan RM 5 billion bond lagi untuk jadi Dana 1MDB. Ini hutang lagi tuan Sidek Sigaraga.

Siapa yang di kerah untuk underwrite terbutan tersebut? Sudah tentu dua bank terbesar di Malaysia iaitu CIMB dabn Maybank. Maka berkerja keras lah dua bank ini underwrite terbitan bond dan menjual kepada pembeli institusional dan perseorangan. Siapa yang terpaksa beli? Mungkin pemegang dana lain- EPF, Tabung Haji dan sebagai nya.

Saya rasa semua orang sangsi akan apa yang terjadi dengan 1MDB. Cakap cakap dari pasaran mengatakan para auditors enggan tanda tangan mengesahkan buku buku 1MBD. Kalau auditors tak mahu sahkan, adalah hanky panky di sana. Semua pihak yang terlibat pun gusar yang amat sangat.

Entah macam mana si Low Taek Jho mempengaruhi PM untuk mempengaruhi juru odit tanda tangan jugak buku buku2 1MDB.

Jadi kita nak tahu, apakah bettul2 1MDB buat untung atau tidak? Atau mungkin ini cooked figures untuk selamat LTJ dan 1MDB sendiri?

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Tengku Razaleigh and Malaysian politics

 

Tengku Razaleigh has accepted responsibility to become director of operations for the Galas by election. In doing so, TRH has demonstrated that he is a true UMNO man. But if we were to ask him, which UMNO? he will not hesitate the UMNO before DR Mahathir reformatted.

He remains the bedrock to the ideals of the original UMNO. That makes him relevant to UMNO members at large. Among the ills UMNO faces are:-

• The rot in UMNO is has gone so deep that it requires wholesale structural reform.
  
• Corruption is the scourge of the country. UMNO is a step away from being identified with that scourge.
  
• The nomination quota is an undemocratic and unconstitutional restriction. It is against the founding spirit of the party, which was open and grassroots driven.
  
• Today's UMNO, under its present leadership, is probably beyond reform. Our leaders are the problem, and they have structured the party, bullied and bought it, so that they cannot be replaced by those who would lead to serve.
  
• The party succession is now dominated by ethnic champions or party warlords with little else to qualify them to govern a plural society with a sophisticated, trade-oriented economy
  

A few months ago, TRH was for all intents and purposes, declared persona non grata in UMNO. He was the lone dissident voice in UMNO to insist that Kelantan has rights over oil royalty.

Those people waiting for him in the VIP lounge yesterday were the persons who will not be caught seen in the company of Tengku Razaleigh a few months back. Today, those feelings have changed. TRH is coming out smelling like a million roses.

It is generally accepted that TRH holds the balance of victory for the Galas seat. PAS won it marginally during the previous general elections. That victory wasn't definitive possibly because the concentration wasn't there. This time, the appointment of TRH makes it a different ball game altogether.

One, TRH will focus on winning. His greatest asset will be his vocal defense of the Kelantan oil royalty rights. Because TRH is a former Finance Minister and PETRONAS's first chairman make him eminently qualified to speak as authority on the subject. He speaks as a non partisan person, motivated by principles. Hence, the oil money is Kelantan's entitlement because of the principle of honoring a contract which was vouchsafed by none other than our own Parliament.

As a matter of principle , the federal government's refusal to pay Kelantan, and it's arbitrary treatment of Terengganu's oil money – on and off according to whether the state was in Opposition hands – is in violation of a solemn contract, sealed in an Act of Parliament, between the State governments and PETRONAS… This is an attack on the right of the people to choose their own government within our system of parliamentary democracy."

 

The matter is now before the courts. But it was TRH who lent prestige and weight on the matter. That's a political asset. The quest for the oil money is identified with TRH.

Two, Galas is in his parliamentary seat. Now is the time for TRH to redeem the seat from PAS establishing once and for all, he is the numero uno of Gua Musang. This victory will certainly stamp his imprimatur as a statesman.

Three, his supporters will want to win this seat for TRH because of the wider political ramifications within UMNO.

This win will reestablish the political presence of TRH in UMNO politics. That at his age, he remains a beacon of sanity and sense of fairplay. In the present environment where UMNO's credibility has been badly damaged, this win will definitely signal a transformation of UMNO.

How?

For that one has to look at the political ideals of TRH.

He stands for the supremacy of law. In the Perak coup detat, his was the lone voice stating that it is fundamentally wrong to wrest power through unparliamentarily ways. All right thinking UMNO politicians share this idea of rule of law. Opposition politicians and parties will find it difficult to fault TRH here.

This was what he wrote in his blog.

The BN's takeover of Perak has set off a chain-reaction of illegality which has left Perak quite possibly without a legitimate government. One of our most prosperous states has been reduced to a failed state." (Cascading illegality, razaleigh.com; March 4, 2009) "The farcical circumstances of these defections, complete with mysterious disappearances, sudden reversals, and implausible explanations, show ample signs of illegal inducement "To remove and install governments in any other way is to violate the Constitution, erode the rule of law, and to run the risk of forming an illegal government… Legitimate authority can only be established through the democratic means spelled out in our constitution."

Two, look at his political ethics. He is without doubt the last gentleman politician. His personal values allow him to attract respect from partisan politicians. The implications for the future of Malaysian politics here is monumental. TRH can serve as rallying point for the meeting of diverse minds. This is possible because TRH speaks of values shared by non partisan politicians.

He speaks about corruption as a scourge to government because, "Corruption has become institutionalized in our political system. It is ruining this country

He speaks about the rot attacking the foundations a good government perpetrated by a political class that has atrophied morally. "We have a political class unwilling or unable to address the central issue of the day because they have grown fat and comfortable with a system built on lies and theft."

Third, look at his the breadth of his political capital. He has been the MP for Gua Musang for so long time. He was the youngest UMNO vice president at one time. He was PETRONAS's first chairman. He set up Bank Bumiputera. he was the finance minister when public money was treated with prudence. He is also a former Chairman of the World Bank, ADB and Islamic Development Bank.

Must he be chosen as the candidate? Not necessary as his presence and stature can add lustre to any one chosen to stand.

 

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Waiting for the rain

So far, we have heard a lot of thunder. But little rain.

I hate to say this. But nowadays, whatever ideas and concepts the PM comes out with, they are met by general cynicism. Because they are so many of them. They have not passed the stage of experimentation.

When he was in Brussels, he talked of reversing the brain drain. He should begin at home first. Induct the best into the civil service. Forget about getting 3 million members into UMNO. Induct the talented and those with leadership material. Others can support UMNO. Transform his cabinet into a fighting machine with performance targeting talents.

He announced Malaysia's Talent Corporation will be launched in January to arrest the country's growing brain drain problem. The exodus of local talent to more developed countries has threatened his vision of transforming Malaysia into a high-income nation by 2020." how do you reverse that? By compensating those who have gotten out with what they thought they have lost?

Previously, we waited for them to get back to us but this time we will seek them out," Najib told reporters. "We will find out what it takes for them to consider going back home, and at the same time create more business opportunities and pay them wages that are more aligned with global wages," he said.

Then what about those talent at home who are not paid global wages? If these people come back, will it make a difference after all?

I think this approach is flawed. It's the firefighting style. Short term by nature. How many are out there? Surely the same number can be found in our universities who can also be enticed to do their best if the reward system is in place. I have long argued- the problem is one concerning the absence of a reward system. Unless we have a reward system that attaches premium and high value to learning and knowledge , we will still suffer a brain drain . in the absence of that reward system, the more insidious problem is suboptimal output. Why should the cleverer and industrious produce more when the corner-cutters and less clever are paid higher?

Have that reward system. We clear the problem of sub-par performance. Maybe we don't even have to recall our brain boxes who have settled abroad. They have settled down there wherever. Their children have planted cultural roots there.

The way we are approaching the problem is like resolving the problem with UMNO voters. Buy their votes and they vote for you.

Then there is his finishing school. This is perplexing. Why the need for one? If it's a school for enhancing skills then it's not a finishing school. It's a graduate school. You train people further. But if it's a school for re training and fine tuning skills, then a whole series of other issues will be asked.

When we set out our IT industry, didn't the body responsible for doing it or planning it, tailor the IT modules to be market friendly? It's a continuing school to re skill the IT people because suddenly their skills are found to be deficient. Hence, the government will establish an information and communications technology (ICT) "finishing school" to train 25,000 knowledge workers needed to take the Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) to its third phase of development starting next year.

The programme's curriculum will be jointly developed with industry players to be more market-driven, in an effort to boost ICT contribution to GDP from 1.2 per cent in 2009 to 10.2 per cent by 2015, as outlined in the 10th Malaysia Plan (10MP).

I would rather send the 25000 people back to school than setting up new facilities which again will cost more money.

Here is another heroic idea coming from the PM. He must have said this infront of an audience where there were no Perkasa members. This was what he said;

Only those who are able, dare to compete and are willing to make changes will be successful in this 21st century. The Prime Minister said this was because the century did not promise success to anyone unless they were willing to work hard, master knowledge and skills and show an extraordinary level of work ethics.

Waduuh! So those people in Perkasa will have to take note of this. This is a clearest indication yet that Najib is abandoning the NEP despite claiming and asserting the fact that he is Tun Razak's son.

I said wadduh… not because there was anything wrong about the subject matter. I am sceptical whether this idea has been communicated to the masses. Especially to those who think they can get by in life because they have been promised bounties. I say its heroic because it demands the every first requirement as laid down in the ETP and the NEM. Political resolve and will.

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Ask what we and our fellowmen can do

The economic Transformation Plan is a radical agenda. The problem is, it wasn't delivered by the PM- the main driver. What is meant to become an energising agenda, turned out to be dull and average. Those familiar with freshmen's presentations will see similarities. It's just a cum laude delivery.

Over the next 10 years we will be spending 1.44 trillion. 60% will come from the private sector in the form of private investments. 40% from the government. Indirectly through the GLCs(32%) and directly from the government(8%). We need to spend this amount to get to a targeted income of 1.77 trillion. By which time, our income per capita is expected to be in the region of USD15-20 thousand.

The key word here is we are going to spend. The people who wrote the ETP didn't say anything about targeting for a balanced budget. Because we have been fed with this idea that budget deficits are ok if money is used for development purposes. But where are the development projects that we can say and judge as being for national interests? We fear that deficit budgets are fast becoming justification for awarding public money for private interests.

budget deficits can also be symptoms of financial imprudence and financial indiscipline. Public money is being spent by the government of the day. No one spends our money better than we ourselves can. The missing link is, even though it's OUR money, we don't have a say about how we are going to spend it.

Here is what I think. When the PM came into office he declared that the era of government knows best is over. I thought that meant the era of a bossing around government, of government crowding out entrepreneurship is over. Yet we haven't seen flesh put onto the bones. Big government is resurfacing in the form of partnership with the big market players.

Look carefully at the various EPPs and BOs- you will come away thinking these are plans culled from business plans by the very companies mentioned. These are plans by big companies who have been identified and writings about business projects already spoken for.

In other words, what the PM declared has turned out to be largely untrue. The ETP and all the other acronyms are political gadgetry signalling the coming of an era of even bigger government.

At this point in time, we seem to can't do anything. The government will de-sensitise itself and will mute itself against criticisms. It will just carry on. The rapaciousness by which corporate players swooped in to grab the spoils is astonishing. The MMC group for example, headed by Syed Mokhtar Bukhari who has his fingers in almost every business in Malaysia is another example to show what the ETP actually is. It's a license for big corporate players to raid our country. it brings new meaning to the term rapaciousness. From now on we will syed bukhari the economy or we will Gamuda the economy. We will YTL the economy, we will Berjaya the economy, we will MRCB the economy. We may even later privatise the whole business of government. This is the meaning of making the private sector as engine for our ETP.

How can we the rakyat do anything about it? I was listening to the speech given by David Cameron at the Conservative Party Convention the other day. I am sure many others did too. One passage in the speech that caught my attention was this:-

The state of our nation is not just determined by the government and those who run it. It is determined by millions of individual actions – by what each of us do and what we choose not to do.

In my opinion, the present predicament that we face is the result of what many of us choose NOT to do. We have not kicked out or we have not given the PM the reason to kick out the purveyors of the idea of bigger government. We have not expressed our disgust directly to the leader of this country that this country is on the verge of mismanagement. We have not expressed our disgust and anger that this country is not a private company run at will and as they please by profiteers and privateers.

In another remarkable passage, David Cameron said:-

citizenship isn't a transaction in which you put your taxes in and get your services out. It's a relationship – you're part of something bigger than you, and it matters what you think and feel and do. So to get out of the mess we're in, changing the government is not enough. We need to change the way we think about ourselves, and our role in society.

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Zaid Ibrahim and his quest

Zaid Ibrahim can win if he can convert many to his cause. When two of his supporters asked me about the victor in PKR's race for number two, I said, Zaid will lose. This doesn't mean that Azmin is a better candidate.

Yesterday I wrote about the elusive quality of leadership called character. Azmin has displayed he hasn't got that. What he has is undivided personal support and devotion to Anwar Ibrahim. Anwar Ibrahim reciprocates in the same way.

Azmin can win because the majority will support him because of Anwar Ibrahim. PKR was kept alive all these years because of the memory and idea of an Anwar. The memory of an Anwar that ignited the imagination of many Malaysians. Progressive, modern and pro growth Anwar. The idea of an Anwar who symbolizes the ideals of liberal democracy, the administration of justice, rule of law etc. these two ideas kept the support for Anwar and made PKR.

These ideas attracted many diverse people to PKR according to their levels of understanding. They don't necessarily agree with each other but they have learnt to stay together cemented by the two ideas. The group that will prevail are those who shared these ideals and are willing to subvert personal interests in favor of the ideals.

Somehow Zaid doesn't fit into the scheme of things. Zaid is a highly independent minded individual finding himself in a setting, where he finds he can't have his ways all the time. It takes all kind of people to be in PKR as with other parties. In such a situation, it's the art of living with and making compromises that count more than the weight of personal ideals. Zaid is a man full of personal ideals. He talks and lives them. but the more important question, are these shared by a sufficient mass in PKR than can give him a win.

I am not confident that he has the numbers. We love lovable gadflies and mavericks. These however do not translate into political substance sufficient in turn to give power to Zaid.

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Azmin Ali and Dr Mahathir

Last week I met up with two strong PKR stalwarts. They asked me whether I am going to write about the elections that are going on in PKR. I said no because I don't know about your party. In any case, there are so many luminaries in PKR who can write about the party. I am only interested in UMNO, my party.

But then Azmin Ali, the candidate for number two, has spoken ill of Dr Mahathir. Now, Dr Mahathir is a former UMNO president and PM. I have criticized him openly at times but I hope have not crossed the boundaries of civility. I think it's fair for a person to criticize another because of his ideas, views and policies.

Dr Mahathir himself, I understand is quite tolerant of criticisms especially if they are done in a one to one encounter.

Azmin Ali on the other hand said something malicious against the person of DR Mahathir. For that he deserves the strongest of condemnations and rebuke. Because he has said that, whatever UMNO people throw at him in retaliation will be seen as justified. He has made the bed, he must now lie on it.

Which leads me to abandon my reluctance to write about the PKR leadership which I said in my above paragraphs. Here is a man who is offering himself to become the number two in PKR. This is the best opportunity for the PKR members to evaluate the character of this leader.

Of all leadership qualities, this thing called character is the most difficult to fully understand. It is the elusive quality that either breaks or makes a person. It's the quality which allow the person to remain collected and cool under pressure.

All the PKR people need to ask now is, does Azmin have character as a leader?

Dr Mahathir.

There are many things we can say bad bout Dr Mahathir. There are also many more good things about Dr Mahathir. I want to share something nice.

I want to tell of a story involving Dr Mahathir in the life of one Dr. Chan Pek looi. She is now a doctor in the government hospital in Termerloh.

When she passed her SPM with all As( 9 As) at that time, she applied for a JPA scholarship to study medicine. She went for interview with JPA and regrettably she failed in the interview. As someone who has also gone through JPA interview myself, I can say that sometimes the interviewers asked some of the stupidest questions. I don't think this Dr Chan failed the interview for want of intelligence. She got 9 As.

The MP for Kuantan at that time was Dato Fauzi Rahman. He was also parliamentary secretary for the Ministry of Information I think. The parents of this Dr Chan saw Dato fauzi on several occasions telling him of their daughter's plight. She will not do anything else other than medicine.

Dato fauzi went to see Dr Mahathir. He recounted the story of Chan Pek Looi. Dr Mahathir asked why she failed the interview and other things. Will she take up any other course? Dato Fauzi said no. DR Mahathir remarked to Dato fauzi, if this girl doesn't get a scholarship, Fauzi will lose support from the Chinese community in Kuantan.

That aside said Fauzi, this is an issue of fairness. This girl was the best student during her year, and we must do something in the name of fairness. Dr Mahathir didn't say anything but asked Fauzi to leave the documents his desk.

A few days later an officer from JPA called Dato Fauzi informing that they are awarding Chan Pek Looi a scholarship to study medicine in Bangalore. They received a note from Dr Mahathir- tolong uruskan pemberian biasiswa untuk pelajar ini mengambil perubatan.

The JPA wrote to Chan Pek Looi, after reconsideration, they will now offer her a scholarship to study medicine in Bangalore. Chan Pek Looi went on to become the top student at Bangalore year after year.

I am telling this story to share with readers some of the unseen aspects of the Mahathir character.

We wish him a speedy recovery.

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Selamat pulang Ku Li.

Ku Li- bade kuat, serupo gagah

Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah akan pulang ke tanah air pada sabtu ini. Dia di jadualkan tiba di KLIA pada pukul 7 pagi. Sahabat saya, Aspan Alias yang menjadi penyokong setia ku li sejak zaman dulu dulu lagi, tidak akan menanti ketibaan tersebut. Dia akan tidur kembali sesudah subuh.

Tambahan pula, kata Aspan, ramai muka tembok dan mamat UMNO yang lain sudah merancang menyambut Ku Li. Maka lebih elok, orang seperti kita berundur ke belakang. Sekurang kurang nya, kita dapat mengenal pasti muka muka hipokrit dalam UMNO.

Saya tidak fikir Ku Li akan merasa tersinggung jika Aspan tidak berada di KLIA. Saudara Lokman dan Tuan Hj Ridhuan akan berada disana. Jika selalu nya Ku Li keluar masuk KLIA secara incognito, kali ini dia kembali dengan sambutan yang luar biasa.

kali ini, selain dari orang orang yang kita sebut diatas, kepulangan Ku Li mungkin di sambut oleh ramai orang. UMNO Kelantan yang di ketuai Mustafa Mohamad di katakan akan menanti ketibaan Ku Li. Mus akan mencium tangan Ku Li. Mustafa Mohamad adalah KETUA PERHUBUNGAN UMNO Negeri Kelantan akan mencium tangan Ku Li, seorang KETUA BAHAGIAN.

Yang hendak di lakukan oleh Mus dan Teuku Adnan, adalah perlakuan yang sangat sangat un-UMNO. Perangai UMNO yang 'second nature' ialah melupakan jasa pemimpin nya yang terdahulu. Perangai yang kesemulajadian ke2 ialah mengenepikan orang. Maka, sebab itu, perangai Mustafa Mohamad dan pimpinan UMNO yang lain, saya katakan sebagai perlakuan yang luar biasa. Hipokrasi ialah second nature kepada majority pimpinan UMNO.

Beberapa bulan lalu Ku Li adalah pemimpin UMNO yang hampir di pecat dari UMNO. Hampir semua warga UMNO menuduh Ku Li sebagai pengkhianat kepada perjuangan parti UMNO.

Kenapa ada perubahan drastic ini? Saya tidak fikir perasaan menyampah kepada Ku Li sudah bertukar menjadi kasih sayang. Ini bukan perlakuan tipikal orang UMNO. Orang UMNO bersetia kepada yang memegang kuasa yang boleh memberi imbuhan. Ku Li yang tidak ada kuasa, boleh beri apa kepada mamat2 UMNO?

Jadi suara suara yang sekarang ini berdendang sayang memuji Ku Li, bukan melakukan nya kerana mereka sayang kepada Ku Li,. Mereka lakukan kerana demikian lah isyarat dari pemimpin tertinggi UMNO. Najib, Muhyidin dan naib presiden yang lain.

Dan isyarat yang muncul dari gunung Putrajaya ialah UMNO boleh menang jika Tengklu Razaleigh Hamzah di beri peranan yang penting. Seperti menjadi pengarah pilihanraya DUN Galas dan mungkin juga sebagai calun ADUN.

Ini transformasi yang lebih besar dari transformasi kerajaan atau transformasi ekonomi. Transformasi dari melihat Ku Li sebagai duri dalam daging kepada Ku Li sebagai penyelamat air muka UMNO. Dan UMNO hanya mampu mengiktiraf stature Ku Li dengan menawarkan peranan sebagai Pengarah pilihanraya dan jika Ku Li mahu, jadi calun lagi baik. Dan seperti juga mana mana idea Presiden UMNO, idea mengiktiraf Ku Li besar kemungkinan hanya untuk sementara untuk political expediency.

Tetapi suara suara yang sekarang ini yang memuliakan Ku Li, hanya beberapa bulan yang lalu mengutuk Ku Li sebagai mengkhianati perjuangan parti. Parti UMNO kata Kelantan( yang majoriti nya Melayu) tidak layak dapat royalti minyak. Tapi kalau wang ehsan boleh. Bila kita terima wang ehsan, ertinya, kita adalah kumpulan yang di jaga, yang memberi pula adalah penjaga.

Cara ini tidak di terima oleh orang Kelantan. Ku Li sebagai tokoh UMNO yang bermaruah tidak dapat terima cara ini. Orang yang mempunyai harga diri dan maruah, tidak boleh menerima peraturan seperti ini. Bila Ku Li kata orang Kelantan berhak menerima royalti dan bukan pemberian ehsan, ini bererti Ku LI sebagai orang UMNO mempunyai maruah. Si mamat UMNO yang memutar belitkan faka tidak ada maruah.

Makanya, selain dari isiu siapa calun dan siapa pengarah pilihanraya kecil DUN Galas, isiu nya ialah soal maruah dan harga diri.

Kita semua tahu Ku Li adalah orang yang setia kepada UMNO iaitu UMNO yang di lihat sebagai suatu ideal dan UMNO yang memperjuangkan kepentingan agama, bangsa dan negara.

Sebagai sorang yang setia kepaa UMNO, saya tidak fikir bahawa Ku Li akan membelakangkan parti UMNO. Dia akan menerima kemahuan parti untuk dia menjadi pengarah pilihanraya. Tapi saya juga yakin yang Ku Li akan menerima nya diatas terms dia sendiri. Dan saya rasa sebahagian dari terms Ku Li ialah membenarkan Ku Li menjanjikan pemberian royalti minyak kepada Kelantan.

Kepentingan rakyat Kelantan menerima wang royakti melepasi kepentingan kepartian. Saya rasa jika Ku Li di benarkan menyatakan jika UMNO di beri kemenangan di Galas, Kelantan akan terima wang royakty, maka saya rasa siapa pun calun BN/UMNO di Galas akan menang. Dan penyokong Ku Li akan melihat penerimaaan Ku Li menjadi pengarah pilihanraya sebagai konsisten dengan perjuangan nya mendapatkan wang royalty minya untuk negeri Kelantan.

Dalam keadaan UMNO kemaruk untuk dapat satu kemenangan, jika Ku Li meletakkan terms seperti ini, saya rasa UMNO akan terima. Dengan cara ini, Ku Li akan membuktikan konsistensi perjuangan nya, dan UMNO pula, jika bersetuju member royalty minyak, akan membuktikan UMNO meletakkan kepentingan orang Melayu sebagai perjuangan teratas.PAS pula boleh menarik diri dengan menyatakan bahawa mendapatkan royalty minyak sebagai hak adalah lebih besar dari mengambil bahagian dalam pilihanraya GALAS.

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