‘Umno Malays don’t forget easily’
more than its duty to its members and has gone beyond in justifying its purpose to the people and country, and no one will be left behind. Namely, not just fulfilling, but has passed the objectives and philosophy of its founding as the massive mass movement that is Umno, the “Driver of National Transformation”, which is the theme of this speech.
UMNO APPRECIATES MEMBERS’ DEEDS AND SERVICES
Ladies and gentlemen,
Praise be to God, back to the current reality. Today, the number of Umno members, as reported by the party secretary-general just now, has reached more than three million nationwide.
I’m pleased to announce that the Umno branch with the most number of members is from Kampung Batu Putih Darat, with 2,371 members, in the Libaran division of Sabah. With us in this hall are some of the representatives from the branch.
Let us give them Umno’s enthusiastic applause!
The Umno division with the most number of members is Silam, which has a membership of 51,902. Where are the leaders and representatives of Silam division? I want to see your faces. A round of applause for them!
And, at the state level, with 25 divisions, the highest membership is Sabah Umno with 561,617 people.
Congratulations and a round of applause to Datuk Seri Musa Aman, as chief minister and state liaison committee chairman.
Indeed, upon the oath of the tragedy in Lahad Datu, even if life leaves the body, not an inch of land in Sabah will we give up.
Moreover, ladies and gentlemen, I am proud of the number of new memberships, namely, from the Kuala Nerus Umno division in Terengganu, with 2,876 members.
A round of applause to the Kuala Nerus Umno division!
Whereas for the category of states, the highest membership was recorded by Terengganu with 9,787 members as of October 2016.
Like what Terengganu people would say: “Mane oghang Ghani kite? Sile’ beghi tepukang... beghi tepukang kepada Menteri Besar Ahmad Razif Abdul Rahman dan Umno negeri Terengganu.” (Where are the Terengganu people? Please give a round of applause to Menteri Besar Ahmad Razif Abdul Rahman and Terengganu Umno.)
Speaking about Umno membership, I want the leadership at every level to cooperate with the Membership and Electoral Rolls Bureau, especially among Umno members who have yet to register.
In this regard, I wish to express my happiness over the encouraging enrolment work done by the bureau, with the assistance of the party machinery.
Ladies and gentlemen, my comrades in arms,
Above all, it has been charted on
the canvas of the formation of the Malaysian nation state, which will not be erased forever, the deeds, services and contributions, like an ocean with no edge, by the fathers of Umno, together with friends from component parties.
Last August, I had the opportunity to visit Tan Sri Hussain Ahmad, whom I call “brother Hussain”, who is ailing at home. He is a party veteran, former Umno information chief and former Kelantan deputy menteri besar in the early 1980s.
He said: “I want to remind party members to appreciate the struggle, because if we appreciate the struggle of Umno, we will thank and love our party. In any circumstances, we will not betray the party. That is the pure and true struggle.”
In fact, it is beautifully engraved in the history of the party that Wanita Umno, also Wanita veterans, have been willing to sacrifice anything, even sacrificing their gold bracelets and necklaces, for the sake of funding the group seeking independence.
Recalling the history of Umno’s glorious struggle, of course, many are aware of the stories of sacrifices of Umno’s women leaders.
That reminds me of the advice of the late Tan Sri Aishah Ghani, who reminded us all, regardless of differences that may arise, to not forget to make the party struggle and constitution as a guide. God willing, God willing, we will succeed.
WANITA UMNO THE ‘MOTHER’ OF THE NATION’S STRUGGLE
Ladies and gentlemen, As president, I want to congratulate Tan Sri Shahrizat (Abdul) Jalil, who leads 1,366,457 women, for her speech at the general assembly, which, as usual, was full of fire, especially when talking about the election machinery, known as Jalinan Rakyat, or JR, among them, for the preparation for the 14th General Election.
For that, let us give a round of applause to congratulate the Wanita Umno chief for the encouraging speech.
This Tan Sri Ijat, she is an enthusiastic
person in voicing out the expectations and interests of Wanita as the backbone of the party so that we will show appreciation and respect for the struggle of women. Ladies and gentlemen,
Speaking of a sign of respect and acknowledgment towards Wanita, I feel so sad and touched to hear the story of an unsung heroine of Wanita Umno who had sacrificed a great deal for the sake of the party.
The story is of Puan Saridah Ibrahim, Umno member number 01441342, Bandar Baru Selayang Wanita Umno branch chief and also Selayang Wanita Umno division information chief.
She was involved in a road accident while returning from campaigning for Barisan Nasional during the Kajang by-election in 2014.
Surely, I am moved and touched to see the condition of Puan Saridah now, who is full of spirit... even in her ailing condition, she is willing to be with us.
Ladies and gentlemen, I introduce to you, Puan Saridah.
This is the true example of the spirit of Tun Fatimah, a heroine during the glorious era of the Malacca sultanate, that should be ignited in our hearts, not just Wanita, but all Umno members.
In this regard, I, as president, representing all leaders and members, from my noble heart, invite all in the hall, or those watching the screens out there, whether Umno members or not, let us all stand up.
If we are ready, let us all, with enthusiasm, give a big round of applause as a sign of appreciation and gratitude, especially to Wanita Umno, which is not only the backbone of the party, the pivot of enthusiasm. In fact, they are the “mothers” of the blessed party’s struggle.
Calm down, ladies and gentlemen, calm down. Please be seated. Ladies and gentlemen,
Therefore, with great pleasure, to appreciate the services of the Jalinan Rakyat machinery, led by Wanita, I, as president, officially announce... the studying of a form of protection scheme for the 223,000 Jalinan Rakyat personnel.
UMNO: TRUSTWORTHY LEADERS
Ladies and gentlemen, Returning to the current reality, sadly, at a moment when Malaysia is fast marching towards success, enemies from within and outside are relentlessly assaulting us from all sides just to see our country disintegrate.
Hence, at this assembly, I decide to continue being big-hearted, advising and admonishing in a good way rather than slamming the bodies personally, but criticising their actions, because most of them are former leaders, ministers, even up to the level of a statesman who had taken the pledge of office and secrecy in the name of God, but now, have become strangers, even betraying this struggle. In this case, I ask scholars, after pronouncing the oath in the name of God and then violating that oath, what is the penalty and its effect?
The answer: it is a great sin, and the signs of a person’s hypocrisy. It is no wonder these things happen because the person himself used to mention that “Malays forget easily”.
Then, I want to ask you this now, who exactly are Malays who forget easily? Certainly not us, because true Umno Malays are Malays who are loyal and grateful, and do not betray the party!
UMNO THE PILLAR OF ECONOMIC PROSPERITY AND WELFARE OF THE PEOPLE
Ladies and gentlemen,
To the Umno and Barisan Nasional leadership, which supports economic prosperity, the outcome of my visit to Germany recently netted an investment worth €1 billion, or nearly RM5 billion, through Osram.
After that, from the visit to China, we made history when we successfully entered into an investment agreement worth almost RM144 billion, which, God willing, will give good returns to the country.
This is all thanks to whom, if not the government’s initiative, which is led by Umno.
However, there are also some who do not like anything we have done. If there is no investment, they say we’ve failed. When we bring in investment, they say we’ve pawned the country.
In addition, the accusation that Malaysia will go bankrupt is extremely baseless and mere lies.
Some members of the opposition deliberately chose not to understand the position of a country regarded as bankrupt, even when the rating was conducted not by just anybody, for example, not by the Pakatan Harapan presidential council or DAP or PKR or Mat Sabu (Mohamad Sabu), but the rating of national success was authenticated by recognised international bodies and agencies, which are recognised worldwide for their authority.
As how I had answered the questions of journalists after the APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) meeting in Peru recently, Malaysia is in Group A according to