Husam masuk gelanggang Timbalan Presiden

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Husam to go for No 2 in PAS?

PAS vice-president Husam Musa has given his clearest signal yet regarding his intention to challenge incumbent Nasharuddin Mat Isa for the party’s No 2 post.

“If PAS’ direction is clear and there are no doubts about Umno’s relationship with PAS, (then there will be) no reason for me to contest,” Husam told reporters after visiting the Pengkalan Chepa Industrial Area (II) in Kelantan.

“But today, I feel that this direction is not clear and there are still doubts about (the two party’s) relationship.”

Husam said he wants to determine why the grassroots have nominated him for the post and will be contacting heads of the divisions that gave him the nominations.

He has already received the minimum two nominations required to run for the post and is expected to pick up the bulk of the nominations from the 14 PAS divisions in Kelantan, where he is based.

Thus far, vice-president Mohamad Sabu had been the only one to have confirmed his intention to contest the deputy president’s post, which Nasharuddin has held for two consecutive terms.

Husam’s candidacy has generated much interest due to the so-called fight between the ‘pro-Pakatan Rakyat’ faction which Husam is aligned to, versus the ‘pro-muzakarah’ faction, linked to Nasharuddin, which wants closer ties with Umno.

Party leaders however have rubbished the existence of such factions and claimed that the labels were concocted by their political rivals to split the party.


Dengan kemasukan Husam ke gelanggang Timbalan Presiden, bermakna sudah ada tiga orang calon yang menawarkan diri selain penyandang, Nasharudin Mat Isa, Mohamad Sabu dan Husam Musa.

PAS Kawasan-kawasan masih belum habis bermesyuarat dan sedang membuat pencalonan. Kita tunggu dan lihat, banyak mana yang akan diterima oleh calon-calon yang menawarkan diri.

PAS secara tradisinya, susah hendak mencalonkan calon lain, selain penyandang. Tetapi jika penyandang sesuatu jawatan tidak dicalonkan oleh banyak kawasan, bermakna ada sesuatu yang tidak kena kepada penyandang tersebut.

Saya rasa tidak baik kalau kita membuat tuduhan atau sebagainya, tetapi lebih baik setiap penyandang jawatan harus memuhasabah diri, dimana kekurangan beliau, dan pemimpin yang dicalonkan juga harus menilai, apakah dirinya layak penyandang jawatan tersebut.