Sekali lagi kita akan berhadapan dengan pemilihan parti. Walaupun kita tidak faham kenapa peralihan kuasa dan pemilihan parti perlu dilambatkan ke bulan Mac 2009, namun sebagai ahli parti yang taat, kita terpaksa akur dengan keputusan itu. Dari tinjauan-tinjauan yang dibuat, ada yang melihat, kepimpinan sekarang sengaja melambatkan pemilihan atas sebab-sebab berikut;
1. tiada keikhlasan Presiden Parti untuk menyerahkan kuasa sebaliknya ingin mengambil tempoh yang panjang ini untuk mengukuhkan kedudukan menantu, pegawai dan kroni politik beliau.
2. sengaja mencari masa agar kemarahan orang-orang UMNO terhadap Presiden Parti, menantu, pegawai dan kroni beliau semakin reda dan pada masa yang sama menunggu waktu populariti Mukhriz Mahathir menurun
3. menunggu kesilapan Najib
4. sengaja memberi masa kepada Anwar Ibrahim dan Pakatan Rakyat untuk menyelesaikan masalah dalaman mereka
Betul atau tidak cerita kedai kopi sebegini? Entahlah.... yang pasti hasrat Tun Dr Mahathir untuk melihat parti dibaiki dengan cepat tidak menjadi kenyataan.
Apapun kuasa di bulan Mac ini berada di tangan perwakilan. Kenalilah calon-calon anda. Kami harap blog ini dapat memberi maklumat tentang siapa mereka ini. Tuan-tuan dan sesiapa saja dijemput untuk memberi input tentang mereka. Selamat berdiskusi.
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Kenapa Pak Lah perlukan 3 bulan...?
ReplyDeleteChe Khaleb or Amokh for Petronas? Heavens forbid, but the market talks.
Ismee Ismail (with songkok), the group managing director and chief executive of Tabung Haji, is tipped to leave for TNB while Che Khalib, the current Tenaga boss, is said to be eying a Petronas job.
Like I said, it's market talk. We've also heard that Amokh or Azman Mokhtar, the Khazanah boss himself, is keen on Hassan Merican's job. Never mind if Hassan's shoes may be many sizes too large, even for both of them combined!
I won't rule out anything, especially after learning the other day that Kalimullah Masheerul Hassan had proposed to the NSTP Board to bring in Kamal Khalid, the PM's 4th Floor chief operative, as the new CEO! And when the Board turned this down, Kali, who is the outgoing NSTP deputy chairman and editorial advisor, had then proposed that a position of Deputy CEO be created for the PM's special officer! I'm not sure if Kamal even knew that his name had been dropped like that.
Syed Faisal Albar, Kali's trusted friend, left NSTP to head Pos Malaysia. Syed Faisal's right hand man, Jezilee, is leaving his COO post at NSTP for the equivalent in Pos Malaysia. A couple of other top execs from NSTP are expected to leave and join Syed Faisal at Pos Malaysia, too, leaving Anthony Bujang, the new NSTP chief executive, a big hole to fill.
Kamal Khalid may still find an executive's position in Media Prima (the international side, I heard). Another 4th Floor op, Zaki Zahid (pic), is expected to head for MRCB.
If this was a game of chess, someone's moving around his pieces in a desperate attempt to save the old King's reign. Perhaps Nor Mohamed Yakcop, the MoF ll, can shed some light on these moves, starting with his friend's attempt to put Pak Lah's chief press attache as the NSTP boss.
satu lagi sebab bang
ReplyDeleteIf Pak Lah is Leaving, Why are the 'Level Four Boys' Still in Command?
Ditulis oleh Kola Kedah
Selasa, 07 Oktober 2008 05:47
By avoice
Omar Ong (in pictured) during his Fellowship stinct at the Eisenhower Foundation last year, 2007
It seems now at the juncture of Pak Lah's political demise, the 'Level Four Boys' already got their hands into his successor.
Recently, when Pak Lah announced the mini Cabinet reshuffle, DPM Dato' Seri Najib was given the highly strategic and sensitive but powerful Finance portfolio. However, it seems the job was given with the 'Level Four Boys' tentacles attached to it and with great power to help DPM Najib decide.
Omar Ong, the Managing Director of Ethos and Company, came back instantly when DPM Najib was announced.
He was seen in several meetings involving Ministry of Finance and his capacity as Managing Director of Ethos Consulting is but a mere disguise. Words are he will be appointed as Political Secretary to the Minister of Finance.
Omar Ong was DPM Najib's Special Function Officer when the latter was appointed Deputy Prime Minister four and half years ago, leaving his highly lucrative job as a partner to Dr Liew Boon-Horng. Omar was the strategist in DPM Najib's office.
Then, the most horrid tragedy struck. Dr. Liew died in a freak accident when his BMW was crushed by a fallen concrete slab in Plaza Damas which instanteously brought Omar back into the Ethos and Co chair. Many close to DPM Najib expressed relief when Omar left.
For DPM Najib, it was god-sent. He has since been baraged with negative complains and feedbacks on Omar from his supporters and sympathisers within the corporate world and political grassroot. Omar's manouveour in-cohoot with Khairy documented in Raja Petra's Khairy Chronicle was verifiable by many. Why the change of heart?
History of Destruction
The Philosophy, Politics and Economics graduate from St. Hugh's College in Oxford started his career as Special Assistant to Multimedia Development Corporation. Then, he opted for the highly paid job in McKinsey Consulting. He teamed up with Dr. Liew and Ethos and Company was born.
The first high profile job they did was to study and revamp the Civil Service, where the cream of the crops amongst Malaysians were brought in. It was modelled after the Singaporean Civil Service and this exercise was commissioned when Pak Lah was still the Deputy Prime Minister.
After the untimely demise of Dr. Liew, Omar came back to Ethos and Company, but not without the pot of of gold. Ethos was instrumental in the National Automotive Policy, which saw the slow but structured death of Proton, in favour of the 'openess and liberalisation' of the Malaysian car industry.
Then Ethos and Company was the main blueprint architect of the Northern Corridor Economic Region (NCER). Of course the Sabah Development Corridor and Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy plans were crafted by them as well.
'Level Four Boys' Link
Main Players of 'Level Four Boys' - Khairy and Zaki Zahid, Youth Chief for UMNO Putrajaya Division
Omar Ong is very much someone who fits into the 'Level Four Boys' criterion. He was in the same JPA British Top University program with Pak Lah's Chief Policy Officer Dato' Zaki Zahid, Media Co-ordinator Dato' Kamal Khalid and Iskandar Malaysia Chief Strategist Nasser Ismail.
Munir Aziz, the high profile partner of Wong and Partner, an associate legal firm of Baker Mackenzie International is the best of buddy.
Omar Ong, together with Kamal Khalid received training from the Eisenhower Foundation. He was sent for his 'fellowship' late last year.
Like any American Political Foundations, it usually potrays itself as seeking for an ideal and playing the role to initiate discussion, seeking solution to problems, preparing policy papers, and lobbying for it's noble cause. But it is essentially a front for political group with an agenda, national and global agenda.
The Eisenhower Foundation is no different. It potrays itself as pursuing the ideals of late President Eisenhower, championing The Truly Disadvatage and at one time, promoting American patriotism, but yet it is involved in formulating policies in Economics, Middle East, Foreign and National Policy, and Communication.
Co-incidently, it is the same year Omar was selected the Young Global Leader at the Davos World Economic Forum in Davos 2007.
Why Take Him?
What is worrisome is why DPM Najib agreed for Omar to be brought back into the main driving seat behind the ultimate corridor of power? And, at the point of Pak Lah's empire is systematically crumbling to pieces?
The recent developments within UMNO where the Supreme Council is pushing for the 'Power Transition Plan' be brought prematurely ahead is an opportunity many saw as the 'Level Four Boys' destruction. And now this.
Isn't DPM Najib aware the consequences and danger of getting strategic advice from someone with questionable loyalty like Omar Ong?
Kenapa Pak Lah perlu 3 bulan?
ReplyDeleteuntuk pastikan kroninya dapat projek lapangan terbang Labu... hentikan Khairy, hentikan Pak Lah. Hentikan monopoli Tingkat 4 membolot projek kerajaan dan membazirkan duit GLC. Cukup-cukuplah Pak Lah, KJ, Zaki, Kamal dan Kalimullah. Rakyat dah marah, orang UMNO dah meluat.