KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 9 – Wanita Umno vice-head Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil is asking Wanita head Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz to bring forward the transfer of power in the wing to be in line with the party elections in March.
She said the request was made based on current developments in Umno.
“I respect the planned transfer of power for Wanita Umno as announced by Tan Sri (Rafidah) on Aug 4 for me to head Wanita Umno (after Rafidah steps down in June next year).
“But I am now asking for Tan Sri’s wisdom and cooperation to consider the transfer of power in Wanita to be at the same time with that for the parent Umno body and the Youth and Puteri wings at the Umno general assembly in March, that means three months earlier than June as planned,” she said in a statement here today.
Shahrizat said when Rafidah announced the power transition plan in August, the general assembly had been scheduled for this December while the transfer of power from Umno president Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to his deputy Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak was planned for 2010.
However, the general assembly was postponed to March next year and the transfer of power from Abdullah to Najib also brought forward to March.
“Tan Sri (Rafidah) had announced the transfer of power in Wanita Umno to ensure that the process would be smooth and that stability in the movement would not be threatened if there were to be contests for the Wanita head and vice-head posts,” Shahrizat said.
Rafidah has so far received 116 nominations for the Wanita chief post and Shahrizat, 73. For the vice-chief post, Shahrizat has obtained 113 nominations.
Based on the nominations received to date and if there was consensus among all concerned, she said Rafidah’s wish for no contests for the top two posts in Wanita could be achieved.
The Wanita Umno executive committee will hold its meeting at the party headquarters here tomorrow. – Bernama
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