Aminuddin remains as Negri PKR chief, says Anwar

0
51

SEREMBAN: Datuk Seri Aminuddin Harun will continue to serve as Negri Sembilan PKR chief, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

The PKR president said this was the consensus reached following a two-hour meeting with several state party leaders here.

“Aminuddin’s position as Mentri Besar was not raised as all present were in support of this.

“What was discussed was Aminuddin should give more focus to strengthening divisions in the state and the party election machinery so we are ready to face the coming general election,” he said. Anwar said all those who attended the meeting Mentri Besar’s official residence here on Thursday (Sept 9), including four state PKR assemblymen, division and branch leaders, were given an opportunity to voice their views.

He said they agreed to commit to work as a team and put aside whatever differences they have.

“There were also some adjustments in terms of leadership of political and membership bureaus so Aminuddin can carry out his duties better as mentri besar and state party chief,” he said.

Anwar also said he was aware of moves to undermine Aminuddin’s leadership.

“The MB has to take care of the state and make sure proper governance is being observed.

“Therefore, after taking their views into consideration, we reached a consensus that the party machinery is also important and this needs to be addressed,” he said.

Anwar also acknowledged he had received letters from some party leaders asking for Aminuddin to be removed as state party chief, but said a few of these letters had since been withdrawn.

On Sunday (Sept 5), a group of PKR members had, among others, alleged that Aminuddin had failed to strengthen the party both at division and branch levels, which could adversely affect party performance in the coming general election.

In a statement issued using the state PKR Information letterhead, they also claimed that he had failed to make the party the dominant member of the state government.

The following day, four state PKR assemblymen – Datuk M. Ravi (Sri Tanjung), Datuk Dr Mohamad Rafie Ab Malek (Ampangan), Datuk Ismail Ahmad (Labu) and Datuk Michael Yek (Chuah) – urged Anwar to step in and resolve problems in the state leadership.

Ravi, who is also state legislative assembly deputy speaker, said some party members had proposed for Aminuddin to focus on running the state administration and for someone else to take over as state party chief.

In response, Aminuddin denied claims that he deliberately failed to meet party grassroots or organise activities in recent months, explaining that it was because of Covid-19 restrictions.

On Wednesday (Sept 8), Aminuddin removed Yusof Tapar as Negri PKR information chief for making a public statement on internal party matters.



Source link