Wednesday, October 22, 2008
No less than UMNO veteran and foreign minister Rais Yatim has confimed that “the majority” of UMNO members were more interested in making money out of the election than in voting for the right person. (Read the Malaysiakini report, here). He said he had been asked to pay for votes in an upcoming contest for top posts, and warned that money politics would destroy the organisation.
So what else is new.
“The majority of UMNO people want to look for money and not for good leaders,” said Rais, a member of UMNO’s decision-making committee who is vying for the vice-presidency. “”We have been approached under the cloak of assistance and cloak of contribution. (But) I’m not a player so you don’t see my marks going up very high,” he told reporters.
In other words, if you dont want to play ball, you can kiss the VP post goodbye. This really doesnt say much about the leadership, eh wot?
Rais, who has been with UMNO for over 33 years, said money politics within the ruling party should be eradicated or it will “surely kill the party.” He adds, “If UMNO cannot curb this practice, UMNO’s future is done for because this has been (talked about) for the past two decades and it has not been curbed.”
Well, since no one seems to be doing anything about this, I am all for “curbing” this corrupt party before it drags down the whole country into deep shit.
Meanwhile, the Star online also reports, here, that Rais told reporters that “If the scourge should take further hold in the party, it would be just better for UMNO to have a tender system so that anyone who contributes the highest amount can be a leader!???
Sheeesh.
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