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Monday, June 1, 2015

Najib has dug a hole to bury himself in, says political analyst

PETALING JAYA - Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak’s ultimatum to dissident Cabinet members will result in a few resignations, according to political analyst Mohamad Sayuti Omar.

“There’s talk that at least two ministers and three deputy ministers will accept the challenge and quit,” Sayuti said in an article on his website, Merah Tinta. He did not identify his sources.

He was commenting on an Utusan Malaysia report that Najib, at a Cabinet meeting last Friday, demanded the resignation of those who would not support him in the controversy over 1MDB.

“In giving the ultimatum, Najib was digging a hole in which he will be buried,” Sayuti comments in his brief article.

He said it was obvious that Najib was directing his ultimatum to ministers who were not with him countering attacks by his chief critic, former premier Mahathir Mohamad.

It was equally obvious, he added, that the targets of the ultimatum knew that they were the ones being addressed.

“Najib had better be prepared to lose a few Cabinet members at once,” he said. “If three or more ministers quit, it will be a hard slap on him and may cause his own resignation.

“Even though he can replace them, their resignation will give a strong impression that he has lost the confidence of his own ministers. And this will go down in history as the first time that a Malaysian Prime Minister has lost his Cabinet’s confidence.”

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