Kota Kinabalu: Sabah Umno Chief Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin said the party will not compromise with leaders who betray its struggle, following Datuk Shahelmey Yahya’s move to review his Umno membership status.
He said Shahelmey’s suspension was not due to his support for Chief Minister Datuk Hajiji Noor but his act of betraying the party’s mandate.
Advertisement (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});“Umno, as a party with principles, will not tolerate any member or leader who is disloyal to its cause. Every member must understand that party membership comes with responsibilities and discipline,” he said in a statement, Friday.
He stressed that loyalty to Umno means adhering to the party’s policies and decisions.
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Bung also took a firm stance against individuals who seek to verify their membership status solely for the purpose of contesting in elections.
Advertisement (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});“If there are those who only wish to check their membership status because they want to contest in the elections, Umno must stand firm that we do not need leaders who lack loyalty,” he said.
He reaffirmed that Sabah Umno will not support or field any leader who has betrayed the party under the Umno and Barisan Nasional banner in the coming elections.
Advertisement (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});“Loyalty and sincerity in the party’s struggle are the foundation of Umno, and those who fail to uphold them have no place in this party when the election comes,” he said.
It was reported that Shahelmey intends to verify his Umno membership status, stating that his checks with the party’s headquarters show he is still an active member.
However, he acknowledged that Sabah Umno had announced his suspension, which he plans to clarify at a later time.
Shahelmey was suspended from Umno for six years due to his decision to support Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor’s leadership in January 2023, which was seen as a betrayal of the party’s mandate.