Ong Tee Keat as Selangor's first ever Chinese MB?

Prime Minister Najib Razak knows that UMNO and the other BN component parties are in bad shape, all suffering from a bad image due to under-performance and gutter politicking. He knows that it would be impossible to undo the many wrongs committed by the UMNO-BN in the past 56 years.



Najib denies being disorganized. He now feels that he has a very good image or good enough at least to face the voters with confidence.


His main focus remains winning Selangor from the Pakatan Rakyat. The latest plan is to win 31 out of the state's 56 state assembly seats with Umno and MIC contesting 41.

Although, he has pointed out that 60% of the candidate will be new faces and clean, the old guard is still thinking they have a chance. But Satim Diman, Noh Omar, Mohd Zin, Khir Toyo, Muhammad Muhammad Taib, Ezam Mohd Nor and all the present UMNO office bearers can wave good bye to their dreams.


They can also stop bickering as Najib has already got his list of winnable candidates. And given that in the recent UMNO general assembly, delegates authorized him to make the final decision, Najib can be expected to push through with this list, regardless of how loud the grumbling and grousing gets.


There is also talk that Najib is trying to entice former MCA president Ong Tee Keat to accept a state seat and surrender his Pandan parliamentary seat to Umno. In exchange Najib will appoint Tee Keat as Selangor's first ever Chinese mentri besar or chief minister. 


What are Najib's ulterior motives in such a proposition and whether Tee Keat will fall for it remains to be seen. Yet despite the media pumping up his image and describing his preparations for the polls as meticulous, especially in Selangor, where he remains the state liaison chief, Selangor is likely to blow up in his face.

Not only is the Pakatan extremely popular in the state, but Najib's preparations are not really that well organized at all.

For example, the all-important question is still unanswered. If BN really wins in Selangor, who will be the Mentri Besar? Will it really be Tee Keat? 

How can Najib talk about winning and ditching the old guard and party workers, when he can't even name a Mentri Besar potential.

Some in UMNO, especially his rivals from the pro-Mahathir Mohamad faction such as Rafidah, have begun asking if Najib is really preparing to win Selangor.

To them, at the rate he is going, it looks more like he is preparing for an extended exit strategy for the UMNO-BN and unwittingly also for himself. 

Because if Selangor is not recaptured, Najib can kiss the UMNO presidency and premiership goodbye! - Nawawi Mohamad, Wong Choon Mei, Malaysia Chronicle



Tee Keat jadi Menteri Besar Cina Pertama Selangor ?

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