Malays, Bumis urged to unite for 13th GE

Malays, Bumis urged to unite for 13th GE

2011/05/17

"We want the Malays and bumiputeras to be united as it is a prerequisite for the coming election. We need party members in all divisions to be as one."

SEMPORNA: As a precondition for the 13th general election, Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal has rallied the Malays and bumiputeras to emulate the fighting spirit and unity demonstrated by earlier generations against the colonialists.

He noted that such fighting spirit and unity at that time had made possible, the country's independence and its current development.

Mohd Shafie said the unity among past leaders had helped thwart attempts by the colonialists to form the Malayan Union which the latter had hoped, would banish the Malay Rulers.

"We want the Malays and bumiputeras to be united as it is a prerequisite for the coming election. We need party members in all divisions to be as one.

"We want to make sure that Umno wins 100 per cent in all areas," he told reporters after launching the Semporna Umno Division Delegates Meeting here today.

On Umno members who had not registered as voters, Mohd Shafie, who is also rural and regional development minister, advised them to do so as every vote counted in ensuring Barisan Nasional continued to rule. -- BERNAMA