A veteran Umno leader today said he had been asked to pay for votes in an upcoming contest for top posts, and warned that money politics would destroy the organisation.

Foreign Minister Rais Yatim said “the majority” of Umno members were more interested in making money out of the election than in voting for the right person.

suhakam religion culture conference 090906 rais yatim speak”The majority of Umno people want to look for money and not for good leaders,” said Rais, a member of Umno’s decision-making committee who is vying for the vice-presidency.

“We have been approached under the cloak of assistance and cloak of contribution. (But) I’m not a player so you don’t see my marks going up very high.

“If you want to be a good player, you have to say yes (to vote-buying),” he told reporters.

Source: Malaysiakini

But there will be no action from ACA because of obvious reasons. ACA, when it comes to things like this would give all sorts of excuses like there is no formal reports etc… never mind the fact that Rais Yatim had said it in certain terms. Never mind the fact that Mahathir had been saying all along that money politics did exist in UMNO Baru. Never mind that some of the small fish in UMNO Baru had been suspended from the party due to money politic. No wonder… ACA not seen as not impartial. Big fish escapes, small fish caught.

Don’t believe? Ask Abdul Ghafur Salleh why he will back any move to place ACA under Parliment.

Outspoken Sabahan MP Abdul Ghapur Salleh (BN-Kalabakan) said he would support any move to place the Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) under Parliament to strengthen its independence from the government of the day.

He cited the admission by Sabah Progressive Party (Sapp) former deputy president Raymond Tan a month ago that he (Tan) had asked the ACA not to act against party president Yong Teck Lee over allegations of corruption.

Source: Malaysiakini

Apa laa ACA…..

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A Sabah MP today raised serious queries on the funds promised to his home state under the RM105 billion Sabah Development Corridor (SDC) launched in January.

[...]“There was not even a single grain of sand sent to us, was it just sweet-talk by the government to win the general election? The RM5 billion, will it be given, or will it not be given to us?”

[...]“Sabah does not need any sweet-talk. If there is (allocation), give it, if there’s not, let us know. Even in the Budget 2009 (tabled last August) the allocations were not mentioned,” he asserted.

Bombarded by these questions, the senator refused to answer them on grounds that they were discussing a different matter.

[...]However, the outspoken Kalabakan MP refused to back down, saying that Amirsham should be prepared for any questions.

“This is not fair. He should always be ready with any question (thrown at him). If this is what it looks like, he does not deserve to sit in the House as a minister,” said Abdul Ghafur.

The matter finally died down when Deputy Speaker Ronald Kiandee intervened and requested for the next MP to submit his questions.

Source: Malaysiakini

Can you see how they conveniently skip to answer the questions raised?

YB Abdul Ghafur…. do you think you deserve to be there under BN flag? Wake up bro… and JUMP!

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