UMNO president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has brushed off Perikatan Nasional’s (PN) idea of forming the Perak government with Umno, calling it nothing more than wishful thinking.
Ahmad Zahid, who is also the Barisan Nasional chairman, said that PN may have realised their waning support in Ayer Kuning, prompting the proposal.
However, he said that such a move was unnecessary, as Perak Menteri Besar Saarani Mohamad has thus far provided excellent service to the state.
The Deputy Prime Minister also expressed confidence that, under Saarani’s leadership, all development challenges and the needs of the people will continue to be effectively addressed.
“It would have been better if such a proposal (Umno working with PN) had been made a long time ago.
“But it only came up now in Ayer Kuning — well, it’s now 12.30pm — if we were dreaming, it must have just been a daydream,” he said at a press conference after attending the Santuni Kasih Syawal ceremony with the Orang Asli community, at Kampung Orang Asli Sungai Kroh, here, today.
Yesterday, the media reported that opposition leader, Hamzah Zainudin, said that the pig farm issue in Perak, particularly in Ayer Kuning, could be resolved if Umno were to merge with PN to form the state government.
