MB risks sacking from Umno if he takes oath

Terengganu: Kijal Assemblyman Datuk Ahmad Said who received his letter of appointment as Terengganu Menteri Besar risks being sacked from Umno if he takes his oath of office.State Umno Liaison Secretary, Datuk Rosol Wahid, said if Ahmad did that, he would be going against the party constitution for failing to abide by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's decision to retain Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh as the Menteri Besar.

"His (Ahmad's) appointment is not valid. What is happening here is against the Umno constitution. If he is sacked from the party, he cannot be the Menteri Besar.

"I've been made to understand that he will be sacked as Umno member (if he takes the oath of office as Menteri Besar). The action will be taken by the party's Disciplinary Board," he told reporters after leading 22 state assemblymen in handing a letter of protest against Ahmad's appointment to the post, outside Istana Tetamu, here, Sunday morning.

The letter was handed over to the Secretary of the Regency Advisory Council, Shafie Ali, after the assemblymen were not allowed into the palace.

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Ahmad, 51, received his letter of appointment as Menteri Besar from the head of the Regency Advisory Council, Tengku Sri Panglima Raja Tengku Baderulzaman, in a closed-door ceremony at Istana Tetamu, here, Sunday morning. It was witnessed by two Council members, Tengku Sri Laksamana Raja Tengku Sulaiman Sultan Ismail, and former Federal Court Judge Datuk Abdul Kadir Sulaiman.

However, the oath-taking ceremony has not been fixed.

On Saturday, Umno Secretary-General Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor said disciplinary action could be taken against Ahmad for accepting the post, hence going against the Prime Minister's directive of retaining Idris as Menteri Besar.

Rosol said Tengku Adnan had informed him on Saturday that Umno would act against Ahmad if he chose to take the oath as Menteri Besar.

"That is why we have issued the letter and reminder to Ahmad with a copy of the letter given to the Council head.

Later, in a separate press conference held at the Menteri Besar's official residence, Seri Iman, Rosol said the 23 assemblymen (including Idris) who protested against Ahmad's appointment threatened to resign to enable a re-election to take place if there was no solution to the impasse.

"We have to think of the people. If within two weeks, a state government cannot be formed and function, then there's no point for us being the people's elected representatives. The 23 of us are willing to step down if that is the best solution to the issue," he said.

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Asked if their action to hand over the protest letter could create a rift with the Terengganu palace, Rosol said it did not arise as they had acted in accordance with the Federal Constitution.

"We have also received the mandate and support of the people," he added. - Bernama

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