Power transition : Facts and Fallacies

The harsh global economic crisis has already reached our shore and that will be another occurrence that would be destructive to our political subsistence if not appropriately mitigated.

As it is now we are already in ruthless situation struggling vainly to manage life with the increase in prices of essential items needed for basic living.

So, to this point there are loads of ideas that come from everyone and I am sure it takes nothing to find the reconciliatory approach towards solving this disastrous economic quandary.

Right in front of us, the political situation seems very much unsettled; it is going to be terminal for this oldest party.

It’s not just being an economic graduates, one can guaranty and can claim having the capacity to decipher this massive and testing economic disorder.

What this country needs is a real and quantifiable planner, a technocrat and has solid political will with vast experience in using economy to re-engineer national unity which is the ultimate struggle of this nation.

I am not hating or attempting to sideline any aspiring leader to rise as alleged by few of my readers but telling the truth is an evident ingredient to achieve ultimate struggle.

Certainly a baggage carrier is an automatic disqualifier to ascend to power house. There are many among the aspiring individuals who should disqualify themselves and they themselves know why they should do so.

All the negative elements have percolated the leadership line-up and UMNO with the current bunch of leaders up there have to resign to help in mitigating the mountable tribulations UMNO is facing.

Many do not understand as to why the accountability only have to be held by Abdullah; in actual fact the whole line-up have to be responsible for the defeat of BN in many states in the last General Elections.

Najib was then the Director of the Elections and surely he is equally accountable for the defeat.

I am far from supporting Abdullah, and have never been, but for all fairness why just blame him when the faults were committed by everybody up there?

This is the basic moral of democracy, joint accountability.

Let us all ask one blunt question: Why was Najib not sharing the blame, as he was the Director of the GE?...and worst of it all he is now made to be the automatic successor in the transition plan!....it is totally ridiculous.

Najib should resign together with Abdullah instead of replacing him, and please respect this cardinal rule and ethics of democracy.

Let us emphasize that once a Prime Minister resigns due to catastrophic election results, the whole cabinet line-up should resign.

What transition plan are they talking about? What kind of invention is this? They should face the grassroot members and allow them to elect whoever they feel suitable.

Everyone is talking about democracy, but they adulterate the basic principle of democracy with wild fallacies.

It’s hard to say this but what choice do you and me have. Our nation is at stake. Let us all open up our minds and do the needful.

Please remember, our generation depends on our wisdom and sacrifices.


Thanks………………………………………Aspan Alias

Serba tidak kena

Isu peralihan kuasa samada dilakukan sekarang atau bila-bila pun tidak releven lagi.

Samada Abdullah ditentang oleh Najib ataupun Abdullah serta Najib mendapat cukup pencalonan bukan lagi penting untuk keselamatan orang Melayu dan keselesaan bangsa-bangsa lain di negara ini.

Jika Najib berjaya menewaskan Abdullah ataupun Abdullah berjaya mengekalkan jawatan tidak akan dapat menyelesaikan masalah pokok yang kita semua hadapi sekarang.

Masalah kepimpinan dalam UMNO walaupun besar, tetapi ianya hanyalah cebisan daripada masalah yang amat besar yang kini dihadapi oleh rakyat dan negara.

Jika bersatu pun setiap orang di dalam Majlis Tertinggi UMNO itu keruncingan kedudukan orang Melayu tetap tidak dapat diselesaikan dan keresahan rakyat antara kaum tetap akan menjadi masalah yang tidak akan kunjung selesai.

Masalah yang kita hadapi hari ini adalah jauh lebih besar daripada masalah pemilihan di dalam parti ataupun masalah pemindahan kuasa daripada Abdullah kepada Najib atau kepada sesiapa sekalipun.

Masalah kita terlalu besar dan tidak boleh diselesaikan hanya dengan Abdullah bersalaman dengan Najib, Muhyiddin atau sesiapa sahaja di antara mereka yang duduk dalam koridor kuasa.

Masalah hubungan antara kaum (inter-racial) dan masalah sesama kaum (intra-racial) di dalam negara ini sudah terlalu membimbangkan sesiapa yang selalu berfikir jauh ke hadapan.

Tahap ekonomi yang kian luntur dan pembahagian kekayaan yang tidak seimbang (equitable distribution of wealth) samada di antara kaum dan intra kaum sudah menjadi barah yang berada di peringkat terminal.

Orang Melayu dan pribumi sudah terlalu tertekan dan tidak lagi berasa selamat kerana mereka sudah mula bimbang identiti bangsa mereka akan terkubur.

Orang Melayu sudah mula bimbang jika keadaan ini tidak diubati segera mereka akan lenyap kehilangan dunia mereka dan akan hilang Raja-Raja Melayu dan institusi yang mereka pertahankan selama ini.

Generasi ketiga daripada bangsa-bangsa lain tidak mampu untuk menerima beberapa perenggan di dalam perlembagaan yang memberikan keistimewaan kepada pribumi Melayu kerana mereka tidak diberikan kefahaman oleh pemerintah sejak dua dekad yang lalu.

Pemimpin-pemimpin daripada bangsa-bangsa ini tidak pula mahu berkerja keras untuk meyakinkan kaum yang mereka pimpin tentang pentingnya bangsa yang mundur diberikan keistimewaan untuk memberi jaminan kepada keselamatan negara dalam jangka masa panjang.

Keadaan ini diburukkan lagi oleh isu rasuah yang begitu berleluasa yang banyak diantara kes-kes ini dilindungi oleh Akta Rahsia Rasmi (OSA) yang menjadi duri dalam daging kepada rakyat.

Bagaimana kita hendak menyelesaikan masalah besar ini? Siapa yang hendak diberikan tanggungjawab untuk mencari penyelesaian ini?

Itu sebabnya dari awal tadi saya katakan UMNO atau parti mana sekali pun tidak akan mampu untuk mencari penyelesaian jangka panjang terhadap isu-isu negara yang begini besar walaupun berlaku peralihan kuasa dengan aman antara pemimpin-pemimpinnya.

Pencarian kita tidak akan ke mana jika dengan hanya Abdullah, Najib, Muhyiddin dan pemimpin-pemimpin lain bercium mulut antara mereka dari pagi hingga ke malam sekalipun.

Kita memerlukan pengorbanan yang sejati setiap pihak yang berani berfikir dan bertindak di luar kotak demi keselamatan bangsa kita Melayu dan keselesaan rakan-rakan bangsa-bangsa senegara kita.

Mungkin dengan melakukan pembaharuan drastik dan berani kepada sistem pentadbiran, pemilihan kepimpinan dan pindaan sebahagian daripada Perlembagaan Negara samada besar atau kecil adalah satu perkara yang tidak boleh tidak, mesti dilakukan dengan segera.

Perlembagan Negara kita mempunyai cukup peruntukan untuk memberi sokongan terhadap usaha membaik pulih keadaan dan kedaulatan negara kecintaan kita ini.

Kita perlu pastikan negara Malaysia kembali pulih sebagai sanctuary kepada kehidupan rakyat berbilang kaum yang berada di dalamnya.

Yang pastinya tidak seorang pun yang berada dalam barisan kepimpinan hari ini mampu melakukannya kerana tidak terdapat di antara mereka yang memiliki attribute-attribute yang istimewa untuk menjana perubahan ini.

Kebenaran itu selalunya sangat pedih dan susah untuk diterima…Percayalah.


Sekian………………………………………Aspan Alias.

UMNO and BN on life support

The incidences that happened since 3 days ago make us more disquieting, and the demise of UMNO and BN be disbanded may become a reality.

The dissipation of BN is evident but our leaders are still in denial. The intricate meeting of Abdullah and Najib 3 days ago still centered on personal survival and the switching of portfolios between them was clear evidence to this claim.

They are still not convinced that the unparallel feelings are real and they are avoiding the truth of the whole political risk our country would face, if they were to still manage this nation.

The resignation of a cabinet member 3 days ago and the decisive move by a component party of BN to quit the front did not make them feel threatened and they still claim that we are still okay.

Nothing can trigger their grey matter to work and exercise soul searching for the party and the government but spent hours just to find an understanding for each other to save their personal politics and glory.

It is so costly to maintain them up there as it may cost the whole party and the government and the people.

The titanic UMNO is sinking while the captains are still soiled with greed of power and glamour.

They still believe that UMNO is unsinkable while leakages are irretrievable.

At the public places not one think the current government would survive and even ordinary men and women who are apolitical say and think this government is waiting for the fall in a matter of weeks or even in days.

Conversely Abdulah and Najib who are the captains still say we are going on sailing and shall not sink.

I am trying hard to believe them but to this second I am still not persuaded.

I am praying someone to be around to save us from being deserted by the people.

Honestly, I have never had this experience of discomfort, anxiety, uneasiness and apprehension politically in my 56 years of living in this world.

I am agitated to see that Abdullah and Najib are still having the audacity to spend a lot of time discussing things centering on their personal matters while the people outside there are in unmitigated suffering…politically and economically in life-support.

To Abdullah and Najib, please leave us! Let us manage the nation ourselves.

Thanks…………………………Aspan Alias.

Muhyiddin: Credibility at stake

We are going to get trapped to another moral issue in Malay and Malaysian politics; the leaders are not acquainted as yet to the moral and ethical values of real and true democracy.

I am again touching on Tan Sri Muhyiddin’s recent call for Abdullah to exercise the handing over the baton to Najib instantaneously, and that was as good as a vote of no confidence to his weak boss, Abdullah.

“I have not done anything wrong to Pak Lah! I am not resigning!” he said shamelessly.

For all intent and purposes, what he said were all perfectly alright, and I wish to share his views on Abdullah’s incapability to revive the political, economic and social and so on and so forth for the nation.

We are not talking about right or wrong, but we are talking about ethics of a democratic leader, as his reluctance to accept the fact he is morally and ethically obliged to resign.

Muhyiddin has not done anything wrong but he must resign.

Many quarters have been criticizing Zaid Ibrahim over lots of issues but he is a true democrat as he criticized the use of ISA on Raja Petra and Theresa Kok with his resignation letter.

Whether the PM accepts the resignation is a different issue but one who criticizes the PM must resign…that’s it.

As for Najib he was very unambiguous that he would want to see the understanding between him and Abdullah on the succession plan to be rescinded and now he wanted UMNO divisions to decide.

He is apparently changing his earlier stand calling everyone to support the June 2010 succession plan.

Najib sounded very diplomatic but in essence he was saying fuck off with the agreement and let the grass root members decide, and surely he was very confident that the members would tilt to his side against Abdullah.

Both the verbal and body languages of these 2 leaders were obviously and latently understood by everyone and Abdullah, if not careful in his calculations of politics will soon become an orphanage leader.

BUT whoever wants to be seen as leaders with basic finesse should instantly make quick and appropriate decision, which is in line with pure democratic essence.

Muhyiddin’s language is too telling that he now does not respect the Prime Minister which I equally share with him.

Once said in that disposition, he should have delivered his resignation letter parallel with his stern statement on Abdullah. It is a very basic moral of democracy.

I am far from disagreeing with Muhyiddin and I accept his reasons for saying it, but what bothers me is his moral obligation to resign is not observed.

He was actually not obliged to say what he has said, if clinging to the position he currently holds is his ultimate.

Had he observed the moral obligation and be accountable to what he said he would have been the hero and he may be able to be in a better position in just transitorily future.

As till now Muhyiddin is another Abdullah who does not see democracy from the genuine angle; they are just one and the same.

Anyway that is his own funeral and he can still stick to his value…after all it is not at all uncommon value to leaders of today.

For that very reason, I have wanted to see Tengku Razaleigh be the next leader in order to prove the difference….and let us all rejoice the new feeling in Malaysian politics.

Just get our finger crossed.


Thanks…………………………Aspan Alias.