The Umno general assembly which started on Jan 11 will end on Jan 14.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Umno Youth and Puteri wings have established a team led by Paya Besar MP Shahar Abdullah to conduct a post-mortem on the party’s poor performance in the 15th general election (GE15).
Umno Youth chief Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki said the party needed a new detailed and holistic approach to face the upcoming state elections and subsequently the next general election.
“We are down to 30 seats, yet we are still bickering.
“The new generation of young people must rise again; don’t be obsessed with individuals, the ‘tauke-tauke’ (bosses).
“Don’t be afraid. The rise or fall of our party is in our hands; our loyalty is only to the party.
“For us to win GE16 and the state elections, a lot depends on our attitude,” Asyraf said.
Meanwhile, Puteri Umno chief Zahida Zarik Khan said the women’s wing would hold a special post-mortem to examine the real factors that caused young people to shun the party in GE15 and to ensure that Puteri Umno remains relevant.
“We cannot use the same concept or method … we should not just lay blame on each other but find a solution together to convince the young people out there to back us in GE16.”
At the same time, she said Umno’s social media channels need to be empowered and should become the party’s “core business”. This could prove to be a vital force to woo more support.
To that end, Puteri Umno had requested the party leadership to provide a special fund to manage the party’s social media accounts.
