Batu Sapi Umno intact: Official
Published on: Tuesday, July 12, 2016
Sandakan: Batu Sapi Umno is still intact and there are no problems, according to Batu Sapi Umno Youth Chief Khairul Firdaus Akbar Khan.He said Umno's struggle in the Batu Sapi parliamentary area would continue."All three Umno wings in Batu Sapi together with its committee members and branch heads have lashed out at the statement issued by former Batu Sapi Umno vice-chief Pg. Roslan Pg. Nasrun, on Sunday, that nearly 600 Umno members from 100 branches have quit the party, "he said.ADVERTISEMENT "We find that it is a cheap political gimmick to jeopardise the political stability of Umno in Batu Sapi," he told a press conference at the Taman Batu Sapi PPR hall in Kg. Lupak Meluas here, Monday. Also present were Batu Sapi Umno Wanita chief Rahimah Asrah, Batu Sapi Puteri Umno chief Hazulizah Md.Dani and committee members and branch heads of Umno Batu Sapi division.Firdaus said the presence of three wings at the press conference is proof that the unity of Batu Sapi Umno is intact."Secondly, we can see the presence of the audience in the programme by Pg. Roslan on Sunday was not attended by 100 per cent Umno members.ADVERTISEMENT "There were also members of Parti Keadilan Rakyat, PPS and SAPP among the audience, most of them representing opposition parties to take part in the assembly organised by Pg. Roslan."We can assure you that Umno in this area will not shut up just like that," said Firdaus.
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"The struggle in Batu Sapi Umno will be continued by us, who are present this morning, and we believe the people in this parliamentary area will not be so easily fooled by certain parties."We also 100 per cent believe that in the coming elections, Umno would be the choice of people in this parliamentary area," he said. Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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Currently, the Batu Sapi Umno division has about 23,000 members, while there are 16,000 registered voters in Batu Sapi area. Firdaus added that Batu Sapi Umno will always give its full support to Umno President Datuk Seri Najib Razak and Sabah Umno Liaison Committee Chairman Datuk Seri Musa Aman.