Selangor Umno liaison chairman Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob (centre) at press conference at the Selangor Umno building. — Bernama photo
SHAH ALAM: Selangor Umno yesterday expressed its stand to remain loyal to the party even though one of its MPs Datuk Mohd Fasiah Mohd Fakeh left its fold on Friday.
State Umno liaison chairman Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said all four Umno state assemblymen, namely, Rizam Ismail, Datuk Rosni Sohar, Datuk Mohd Imran Tamrin and Datuk Mohd Shamsuddin Lias, also stood by the party.
“On the status of the Tanjong Karang MP Tan Sri Noh Omar, he is currently in Makkah performing umrah so we can’t talk about it, but I believe he has so far maintains his status as an Umno member,” he said in a press conference at the Selangor Umno building here yesterday.
Also present were state Umno liaison deputy chairman Datuk Mat Nadzari Ahmad Dahlan, its secretary Datuk Johan Abdul Aziz, Rizam, Mohd Imran and Sabak Bernam Umno division chief Datuk Abdul Rahman Bakri.
In the 14th General Election in May, Selangor BN only won four out of 56 state seats and two out of 22 parliamentary seats contested. All the seats were won by Umno candidates.
When asked on Selangor Umno’s support to party president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, Ismail Sabri, who is also Umno vice-president, insisted that Selangor Umno including its three wings, Wanita, Youth and Puteri remained loyal to the party.
He said on the issue of its support to the party president, Selangor Umno had always discussed any issues first before making any decision. — Bernama