KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 21 – Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin were among the leaders to submit their forms early when Umno central election nomination counters opened Saturday.
They presented their nomination forms to defend the president and deputy president posts respectively through their representatives at Umno headquarters at Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC), here at 8am.
Najib’s nomination forms were submitted by his political secretary, Datuk Khairun Aseh while Muhyiddin was represented by his political secretary Datuk Mohd Nardin Awang at the fifth floor of PWTC.
Najib and Muhyiddin were attending the Malaysian Armed Forces mammoth 80th anniversary parade at Dataran Merdeka, here this morning.
Aspiring contestants and representatives came as early as 7am to collect their queue numbers and as at 11am, the submission of nomination forms proceeded smoothly.
The submission of nomination forms at PWTC was for those contesting for posts in the Supreme Council and the Wanita, Youth and Puteri wings at central level.
“Their leadership is best described in a Malay proverb ‘like the bamboo and the bank’. It is an ideal combination,” said Khairun.
The three incumbent vice-presidents Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein, Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal also submitted their nomination forms through their respective representatives to defend their posts.
Also seen was Felda chairman Tan Sri Isa Samad who arrived at about 9.55am to submit his nomination form for the vice-president post.
Wanita chief Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil was also seen at 8.15am to send in her nomination form to defend her post.
Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin too submitted his nomination form to defend his post through his representative Rizuan Ahamad.
– BERNAMA
