KUALA LUMPUR – Bersatu’s Bukit Gantang MP has again claimed that “seven or eight” party lawmakers are poised to pledge support for Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
The MPs are awaiting the “right time” and for Parliament to reconvene before making the move, according to Datuk Syed Abu Hussin Hafiz Syed Abdul Fasal.
“Only after that will they initiate the move. They are observing what will happen in these two months,” he told a reporter when met at a community event at the Kerinchi People’s Housing Project today.
“These leaders – seven or eight of them – are currently waiting for the Dewan Rakyat sitting to convene on February 28.”
Last year, he claimed that about seven or eight MPs would throw their support behind the prime minister.
Hulu Terengganu MP Datuk Rosol Wahid was among the names mentioned, however he denied allegations of supporting Anwar or the Madani government.
On November 28, Syed Abu Hussin became the fifth opposition MP to declare support for Anwar, following Datuk Iskandar Dzulkarnain Abdul Khalid (Kuala Kangsar), Datuk Suhaili Abdul Rahman (Labuan), Azizi Abu Naim (Gua Musang) and Zahari Kechik (Jeli).
Previously, Bersatu information chief Datuk Razali Idris had said he was confident that no more MPs from the party would throw their support behind Anwar and the unity government. – January 6, 2023