KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 23, 2010) : MCA vice-president Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai's faction is staging another "battle" at the coming March 7 annual general meeting (AGM) by asking all central delegates to vote for fresh polls to resolve the leadership crisis.
Central Committee (CC) member and Serdang division chief Datuk Liew Yuen Keong and Padang Besar division chief Datuk Loh Yoon Foo, who are aligned to Liow, submitted a four-point resolution on behalf of the MCA integrity restoring task force, through 10 divisions.
Today is the last day for the delegates to submit their resolutions for the AGM.
Liow told theSun : "It is the right of the delegates to submit resolutions (through their divisions) and the party leadership has the responsibility to deal with the resolutions."
To a question, he said although the party leadership can choose to reject the resolution for delegates to vote for fresh polls, it must be answerable to the delegates and explain why it is rejected.
"The AGM will be the best avenue for all delegates to decide on the need for fresh polls as everyone is already there for the AGM. If the leadership does not want to include the resolution, the delegates can bring in up during the debate and question the leadership.
"They (the delegates) could also move an emergency motion to vote for fresh polls if there are enough delegates agreeing to do so," he added.
Liow reiterated that the demand for fresh polls was for the sake of the party and stressed that he would not hesitate to step down if party president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat and deputy president Datuk Seri Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek agreed to do so.
"Ong and Chua also have the responsibility to come out with a solution to end the crisis," he said.
Liew and Loh's resolutions are to:
> Dissolve the CC and hold fresh polls until the current term expires;
> Set up the Central Board of Trustee for a more professional and transparent management;
> Amend Article 46 of the party constitution so that Youth and Wanita chairmen and other ministerial post holders will be automatically included into the presidential council;
> Standardise the appointment and removal of executive office bearers like secretary-general, treasury-general, organising secretary and their deputies by the party president under the party constitution.
The 10 divisions they represent are Pasir Gudang, Tenggara, Bentong, Rasah, Bukit Gantang, Beluran, Padang Besar, Pagoh, Subang and Serdang.
Speaking to reporters after submitting the resolutions to the party secretariat, Liew said it is up to the party leadership to consider accepting the resolutions but refused to speculate what would happen if the leadership turned them down.
Liow's faction had tried to organise an emergency general meeting (EGM) on Nov 28 last year but the EGM was called off after the faction agreed to sit down and negotiate with Ong and Chua on the possibility of having fresh polls.
On Dec 15, Liow together with other 12 CC members had tendered their undated resignation letters to push for fresh polls but the attempt was a failure after failing to get two thirds of the CC members to resign for fresh polls as stipulated under the party constitution.
On Feb 2, Liow urged his supporters not to attend any party activities organised by Ong and Chua to pressure the party leadership to agree to fresh polls. - theSun
Updated: 12:47AM Wed, 24 Feb 2010
Source: http://www.thesundaily.com/article.cfm?id=43706
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Wonder.....
You can't be a good leader, unless you are or can be a good follower yourself.... So who is the boss? And why can't these people follow the boss for the whole term and then set to kick him out if he has not done a good job?
Wonder what will happen if Liow and Loh were in Ipoh.... telling the MB what to do and come out with own resolutions? Funny buggers!
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