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PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim shocked the nation when he confirmed that UMNO had offered him the post of Prime Minister if he agreed to join the party to form the federal government.
According to Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad, the matter was disclosed to him by Anwar himself, which is more or less the word I got along with some details as to who was involved.
I tried to convey the details to a certain someone associated with Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, including details of a conspiracy within Pakatan Harapan itself, but just couldn’t establish reliable communication with that person.
The reason I wanted the information passed is because the threat of Anwar becoming Prime Minister midway the 14th parliamentary term was real.
But I was shocked to learn that Anwar actually told his circle that he would not agree to the deal, though it is unclear to me if his decision was ever conveyed to the ‘culprit’ in UMNO.
SUBANG JAYA: PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim shocked the nation yesterday (Tuesday, 4th of March 2020) when he confirmed that UMNO had offered him the post of Prime Minister if he agreed to join the party to form the federal government.
The offer, according to Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad, was made just before the week long political crisis that began with Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad resigning as premier and Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (PPBM) chairman and ended with Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s appointment as Prime Minister.
Anwar responded to Nik’s allegation on Twitter with a simple “Yes,” bringing into question who in UMNO had made the offer.
Prior to the crisis, I had for weeks cautioned that there were Anwar agents in UMNO’s central command and that a senior party leader was working out a deal with the PKR president.
Yesterday, Nik Nazmi had shared in an Instagram post that Anwar could have been appointed as Prime Minister if he had abandoned his Pakatan Harapan (PH) allies and embraced UMNO leaders facing corruption and criminal charges.
“However, he (Anwar) refused to betray the mandate of the people simply for the sake of obtaining the premiership,” Nik Nazmi wrote.
Nik Nazmi said that matter was disclosed to him by Anwar himself, which is more or less the word I got along with some details as to who was involved.
I tried to convey the details to a certain someone associated with Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, including details of a conspiracy within Pakatan Harapan itself, but just couldn’t establish reliable communication with that person.
The reason I wanted the information passed is because the threat of Anwar becoming Prime Minister midway the 14th parliamentary term was real.
But I was shocked to learn that Anwar actually told his circle that he would not agree to the deal, though it is unclear to me if his decision was ever conveyed to the ‘culprit’ in UMNO.
I admit that my perception of Anwar changed quite a bit when I discovered the reason he turned down the offer.
Previously, the PKR president revealed that on the night of the 14thgeneral election, an UMNO leader had called him twice for advice on what he should do.
Although Anwar never spoke of a deal, the impression given was that the UMNO leader wanted to enter one.
Perhaps it is best that Anwar himself names the prime mover of this ‘new’ deal from UMNO lest members of public start the rumour mills going.
RJ RITHAUDEEN
