Umno power transition to happen sooner

A lot sooner. They told me it was one of the hottest supreme council meetings that Abdullah Ahmad Badawi ever chaired.
All the top Umno leaders who spoke this afternoon, save for one who hailed from the East Coast, spoke up on the need to save the party, i.e. for the president to give way for a change in leadership, i.e. for Pak Lah to step down and leave Najib with the task of repairing the damage suffered by Umno over the last few years before it’s too late.
You are not likely to read a blow-by-blow account in any of the government-controlled media.
At the press conference held after the meeting, Abdullah said whatever decision concerning his position as Umno president and the transition of power will be made by him personally, after he’s discussed it with Najib. Read here. But Muhyiddin’s statement reported by Bernama is a bit more telling. Excerpts:

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September 18, 2008 21:37 PM

Muhyiddin Explains Stand To Umno’s Supreme Council

“The Parliament will begin their session after Hari Raya,” he said at a press conference after chairing the UMNO Supreme Council. The Parliament is sitting on Oct 13.
He added that any decision he makes on the transition plan would be discussed with his deputy Datuk Seri Najib Razak and conveyed to the party’s supreme council.
Abdullah, who is also the prime minister, said he need […]

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