UMNO president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said he will meet Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim soon to convey the wishes of 145 Umno division chiefs regarding the issue of the royal addendum involving former premier Mohd Najib Razak.

The Umno president, who is also the deputy prime minister, said he hopes the prime minister will use his discretion to consider and act on the wishes expressed by the Umno division chiefs during the meeting.

“I will convey their (the Umno division chiefs’) wishes to the prime minister during a meeting that will be held within the next day or two.

“Hopefully, he (Anwar) will exercise his discretion as the prime minister to ensure that the wishes of the Umno division chiefs are fulfilled.

“Of course, this will be done in accordance with existing governance and legal frameworks,” he told reporters after officiating the Tampin Umno division delegates’ meeting at Dewan Perdana here today.

Zahid was asked to comment on the gathering of 145 Umno division chiefs recently who urged Anwar to take full responsibility for implementing the royal addendum, which would allow Najib to serve the remainder of his prison sentence under house arrest.

The division chiefs said the matter had already received the consent of the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong, and therefore, there should be no further reason to delay its implementation.

Zahid also said the meeting involving the Umno division chiefs, led by Wangsa Maju Umno chief Mohd Shafei Abdullah, reflected the voice of the party’s grassroots.

Zahid, who is the rural and regional development minister, said they were solely focused on the implementation of the royal addendum concerning Najib and had no intention of overstepping the authority of the King or interfering with the prime minister’s responsibilities.