The Malaysian Insight

SACKED Umno member Lokman Noor Adam has claimed that party president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has collected statutory declarations from the party’s members of Parliament to support Dr Mahathir Mohamad as prime minister.

He alleged that Zahid collected the SDs from the party’s MPs after the Supreme Council meeting last week.

“Zahid had lobbied some of the Umno MPs to sign the SDs to support Dr Mahathir. These SDs are with Dr Mahathir now,” he said this evening.

Lokman also said the party decided to sack him at the meeting after he questioned Zahid’s eagerness to support Dr Mahathir.

Lokman, who was also a Supreme Council member, had previously hit out at Zahid for backing PAS’ stand in supporting Dr Mahathir to remain as prime minister.

It was also reported today that there is a movement to collect SDs from MPs to ensure Dr Mahathir serves out the remainder of his term and does not hand over the reins to PKR president Anwar Ibrahim.

In another development, Lokman said he has received a letter from the party on his sacking.

He said he is consulting his lawyers whether to appeal against the decision. – February 12, 2020.