Zahid: Hadi to clarify PAS’ role in Perikatan

TANJUNG MALIM: Umno president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi says the PAS president will clarify the party’s participation in a pro-tem committee to formally register Perikatan Nasional as a coalition.

He said he was scheduled to meet Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang in Slim River during their party campaign rounds for the Slim state by-election.

“As known now, PAS has joined Bersatu to register their parties as an official partnership in Perikatan and this will be clarified further.

“I am sure there is a specific message in this in which Muafakat Nasional will be strengthened further, where it involves not only Umno and PAS, but an approach where all Barisan Nasional component parties firmly stick together,” he said at the Ziarah Kasih programme at Felda Gunung Besout 2 near here yesterday.

Umno had previously made a decision not to join Perikatan and stated that its backing would only based on the support of Barisan MPs in the Federal Government and several state governments.

Meanwhile, Ahmad Zahid said he had asked Sabah Barisan chairman and state Umno chief Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin to resolve an alleged dispute in the state party leadership by engaging all parties in talks.

“I for one do not see any problem but maybe there is a clash of opinions and I have asked Datuk Seri Bung to engage all parties so that victory will eventually be ours.

“There is a Sabah Umno liaison committee meeting scheduled and I will get feedback from him on what can be done to ensure a win for Barisan candidates,” Ahmad Zahid said. — Bernama