A fews days ago, Zahid Hamidi declared that after talking to the 14 Umno Aduns in Negeri Sembilan, the 14 Adun's have agreed to continue to extend support to the PH state govt.
Just a few hours ago { on the second of MAy) , I had written a post saying that this unlikely - that rather than resolve the issue, Zahid probably just brokered a truce between Umno and PH in Negeri Sembilan, and that truce, just like the America- Iran truce, is destined to be broken in the very near future.
The ink on the words I had written has not even dried, and already the truce has been broken.
How?
Well, the unofficial leader of the 14 N9 Aduns, Jalaluddin Alias has just declared that instead of rejoining PH to govern Negeri Sembilan as PH's wing man, as before, or continue to attempt to overthrow the Negeri Sembilan govt and lead Negeri Sembilan with the help of PN, it is instead going to leave the unity state government and become the opposition.
In one remarkable move, Jalaluddin has both stopped opposing the PH state government, as Zahid wishes, and continue opposing it, as it originally intended.
At the same time, it is also continuing to cooperate with PN as the opposition in Negeri Sembilan, while stopping its cooperation with PN to take over the state government.
If politics was a game of chess, grandmasters will be studying Jalaluddin's move for decades.
As to what this means to the political crisis in Negeri Sembilan, well, the "Jalaluddin move" will almost certainly exacerbate the crisis in Negeri Sembilan, by putting the Aminuddin led PH state government in an impossible position.
How so ?
Well, if Umno joins PN as the opposition in Negeri Sembilan, the opposition will have 19 seats in the state assembly while the state government will only have 17.
In other words, the opposition will be stronger than the government in Negeri Sembilan, but despite that, it is the weaker Aminuddin goverment, that will continue to run the state of Negeri Sembilan.
Other than being logically absurd, for such an arrangement will make the the term goverment and opposition totally meaningless, it is also almost certainly going to be dysfunctional, because the weaker Aminuddin government will be totally dependent on the opposition - how else will it be able to pass any motion or bill, in am assembly where it is the opposition that is stronger?
Other than leading to absurdity and dysfunction, the "Jalaluddin move" is also showing signs that Zahid is increasingly losing control of Umno.
If Zahid is unable to make Umno Negeri Sembilan decisively toe the line in the very near future, is going to send a signal to Umno nationwide, and that signal will read : " Zahid is weak - now is the time to get rid of him."
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