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Friday, 11 April 2008 21:20 |
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(Bernama) JOHOR BAHARU, April 11 -- The Johor Umno Friday expressed its support to Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi as the prime minister and Umno president.
Johor Umno liaison chairman Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman said the support expressed to Abdullah today was the same as what had been expressed by the Johor Umno during a meeting on April 5.
"We want to express our support to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi in his effort to consolidate Barisan Nasional and Umno.
"Our stand is this... that Johor Umno supports him as the prime minister and Umno president," he told reporters after attending a meeting between Johor Umno and Abdullah here Friday.
Among those who attended the meeting was International Trade and Industry Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin who is also Umno vice-president.
Three supreme council members -- Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin, Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Shahrir Abdul Samad and Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar -- also attended the meeting.
Abdul Ghani said Johor Umno wanted Abdullah to lead the party in the efforts to regain the people's support and to face the next election.
When asked whether he had expected that he would get the support from the state Umno amid talks that Johor Umno would ask him to step down, Abdullah said: "I came here with an open mind."
Meanwhile, Syed Hamid, when met by reporters, said meeting went on smoothly where they discuss openly about various issues.
"The Johor Umno supports Pak Lah and we will support him in the coming party assembly to continue as the president of the party and as prime minister," he said.
Johor Puteri Umno chief Norhaslina Zainal Abidin said at the meeting Abdul Ghani conveyed to Abdullah the state Umno's decision at their meeting on April 5.
"At the same time we also hope that the prime minister would address weaknesses in the BN," she said.
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