PETALING JAYA: Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has been urged to resign immediately following BN’s poor showing in the national polls.
Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi said Zahid needs to step down just like Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak did after GE14 in 2018.
He said such a move would help Umno to reform and strengthen the party.
“We are all aware that a Malay political tsunami has occurred, where the Malays have rejected Umno. Umno has collapsed,“ he said in a statement today.
According to Onn, who is Johor BN’s election operations director, the party’s leadership needs to go back to listening to the voice of the people and grassroot, though it may be bitter to swallow.
“Many Umno, MCA, and MIC leaders with potential have been ‘sacrificed’ because we do not want to listen to the pulse of the grassroots.
“We all need to be brave enough to make changes for the better, for the future of this party.
“Efforts to restore and improve this party need to start now. If we don’t change now, we won’t win a single seat in the future,” he said.