SHAH ALAM: Umno information chief Tan Sri Muhammad Muhammad Taib will contest the vice-president’s post in the coming party polls in December.
“On an official note and with much gladness, I offer my self as a challenger for the vice-president’s post in the upcoming Umno General Assembly from Dec 16-20,” he said at a press conference held at the Umno Selangor building here on Tuesday.
The Rural and Regional Development Minister added that his decision was made with a strong desire to strengthen Umno to face an extraordinarily testing time, amid new political challenges.
“For me it will be an avenue to give undivided support to Umno president Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and his deputy Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak,” he said.
Muhammad Taib, Selangor Mentri Besar from 1986 to 1997, said he wanted to ensure that Malays got priority in development programmes.
“On an official note and with much gladness, I offer my self as a challenger for the vice-president’s post in the upcoming Umno General Assembly from Dec 16-20,” he said at a press conference held at the Umno Selangor building here on Tuesday.
The Rural and Regional Development Minister added that his decision was made with a strong desire to strengthen Umno to face an extraordinarily testing time, amid new political challenges.
“For me it will be an avenue to give undivided support to Umno president Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and his deputy Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak,” he said.
Muhammad Taib, Selangor Mentri Besar from 1986 to 1997, said he wanted to ensure that Malays got priority in development programmes.
