Sacked Umno veteran Zaid Ibrahim today called on the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to make the right choice - by not appointing Najib Abdul Razak as the country's next prime minister.
"These are difficult times. Malaysia needs a leader who will unite the country in the face of adversity. Divided we are weak.
"I am loath to say it but for the reasons that I have set out, I am compelled to say that Najib will most certainly divide us and in doing so, will nudge us closer to the edge," he said.
Speaking at the Royal Rotary Club of Kuala Lumpur's weekly luncheon meeting, the former law minister said there are still well-qualified Umno parliamentarians who could be appointed as prime minister.
"For King and country, I urge His Majesty to take into consideration the prerequisites to the appointment and the concerns of the rakyat.
"There is no constitutional obligation on His Majesty to appoint the president of Umno as the prime minister," he added in his hard-hitting speech titled 'If truth be told'.
"I am loath to say it but for the reasons that I have set out, I am compelled to say that Najib will most certainly divide us and in doing so, will nudge us closer to the edge," he said.Speaking at the Royal Rotary Club of Kuala Lumpur's weekly luncheon meeting, the former law minister said there are still well-qualified Umno parliamentarians who could be appointed as prime minister.
"For King and country, I urge His Majesty to take into consideration the prerequisites to the appointment and the concerns of the rakyat.
"There is no constitutional obligation on His Majesty to appoint the president of Umno as the prime minister," he added in his hard-hitting speech titled 'If truth be told'.
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"It is an undeniable truth that the average Malaysian is anxious about the anticipated transition. Many would prefer it did not happen," he added.
According to Zaid, there are two reasons why this is so.
The first, he said, has to do with the reasoning underlying Umno's demand for the transition itself.
"The second has to do with Najib personally," he added.
"It is an undeniable truth that the average Malaysian is anxious about the anticipated transition. Many would prefer it did not happen," he added.
According to Zaid, there are two reasons why this is so.
The first, he said, has to do with the reasoning underlying Umno's demand for the transition itself.
"The second has to do with Najib personally," he added.
Zaid, who was appointed to the cabinet by Abdullah after the March 8 polls, quit last year when he openly disagreed with the government's decision to detain three people under the Internal Security Act (ISA).
The former Kota Bharu MP was later sacked from Umno after he was seen at several opposition functions.
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