EXCLUSIVE KOTA KINABALU: Riding high on the heels of a Barisan Nasional (BN) election victory in Batu Sapi, Chief Minister Musa Aman is moving in for the kill in the battle with his nemesis, Minister of Rural and Regional Development and Umno vice-president Shafie Apdal, for control of the state.
The State Assembly sitting winds up this evening and Musa will chair the state Umno liaison committee meeting later tonight where a reshuffle (and some fireworks) is expected as he attempts to tighten his grip on power.
Many believe that Shafie has hacked away at Musa's near absolute control of the state over the last few months and that the chief minister is eager to reassert his grip following BN's victory in the Batu Sapi by-election earlier this month.
According to sources, a revolt is fomenting within the Sabah Umno Youth headed by Azman Ruslan.
Azman, who is the Keningau Umno division youth leader, is reportedly within Shafie's inner circle.
"Those close to Musa are preparing to send a motion of no confidence against Azman," said a source who requested anonymity.
"They are planning to send a memorandum to the Prime Minister and Umno president (Najib Tun Razak). They have about 21 signatures from various youth divisions. I don't know if they are all the heads of the divisions.
"What is clear is that they want Azman removed. Musa is consolidating his position," the source said.
Putting his men in place
Those rebelling against Azman are said to be those controlled by Musa. There are 25 Umno Youth divisions in Sabah.
The Sabah Umno liaison committee is headed by Musa. Former CM Salleh Said, Musa's science advisor, is the deputy chairman.
The other top guns in the committee are Deputy Chief Minister Yahya Hussin, who is the Putatan division head and state secretary while state Minister of Tourism, Culture and Environment Masidi Manjun is assistant secretary.
Sipitang MP Sapawi Ahmad is the information chief and state Local Government and Housing Minister Hajiji Noor is treasurer.
Yahya, Masidi and Hajiji are not viewed as enthusiastic Musa supporters.
The others in the committee are the 25 state Umno division heads and youth leaders.
Musa is expected to manouevre his people into key positions and dilute Shafie's influence in the state despite the fact that the rural and regional development minister was key to the BN victory in Batu Sapi.
21 comments:
Musa Aman tidak perlu takut dengan Si Shafie ini.
setakat ini Musa telah melakukan tugasnya dengan baik.
musa sangat baik pencapaian.
MA has nothing to worried bout as long as he did his job well.
A politician will consolidate his/her position all the time.
Who wants to loose ??
The public will always behind him as he has done his job. Nothing to worry about.
Shafie is the one who should worry about it, because he had never held the CM post and may never get it because he does not have strong support among the leaders in these state...
Consolidate his position? How true is that?
Buatpa nak risaukan hal TYT pla?
is this true or just a provocation?
don't know what shafie gonna do to save his political career..
as we know Musa do his jobs well as sabah CM..
then, how about shafie? did he do his job properly?
Tiada orang yang dapat mengenal pasti kesahihan berita ni.
Kedengaran macam cerita rumah sebelah saja ni.
apa yang buat saya pelik...kenapa pula si Shafie ni nak lawan Musa. apa agenda yang tersurat dan tersirat yang kita sume tak tau sebelum ni??
nampaknya gajah sama gajah bakal berperang dan para pelanduk bakal tersepit di tengah-tengah...cuma apa yang lebih penting bukan kisah mereka ni....tetapi bagaimana nak keluarkan Sabah dari gelaran negeri termiskin???
Musa telah memimpin Sabah dengan baik berbanding CM yang sebelum ni...entah-entah rotation CM dua tahun sekali sebelum ni telah sebabkan negeri Sabah makin miskin kerana pembangunan yang tidak terancang dengan teratur dan teliti...
emm hal TYT ni biarlah jawatankuasa yang dilantik menguruskannya. janganlah pula ada pemilihan tidak telus..
harap Musa masih lagi jadi CM
Kalau sekadar khabar angin, saya fikir tidak perlu kita hendak kecoh2.
Tidak perlu takut kerana Musa Aman saya lihat masih banyak sokongan dari rakyat Sabah.
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