2 AGM's in 1 day.

 Fri. 3.12.2021.

Sunday 28.11.2021 was busy Sunday for someone like me. In the morning I attended the MUBARAK Malaysia AGM with 10 others here in Seremban for a Zoom meeting with other states representatives. That evening I had to register at 8.30 pm for the Bersatu Seremban Division AGM starting at 9 p.m. Both were held at the Royal Chulan, Seremban.

There was no reason to have that Zoom meeting for MUBARAK. The state border closures have been lifted, and gatherings with sop have been allowed. One good reason maybe was the saving on hotel and food. With 13 states and the Central Committee, those two over 2 days would have been substantial.

The Zoom meeting was not smooth, nor effective. Talk was by turn, and question & answer was impossible. And when the digital voting came, 2 of the 11 handphones could get through because of technical problems. Overall I think about 20 nationwide participants couldn't vote. 

The legitimate though belated query by Yazid Baba about the RoS approval for the postponed 2020 AGM was clearly not well-received by the Central Committee. One state member even went a bit far by chastisising Yazid for "trying to be difficult". I didn't think it was a fatal error, but they should have put the RoS' letter in black-and-white in the Secretary's report.

Seremban Division Bersatu AGM was it's second in the 6-year old history of the party. The Covid delay and bureaucracy notwithstanding, Bersatu's organization leaves much to be desired. The one lubricant essential to organizations, funds, underlines the party lethargy, because of its unavailabilty. When Bersatu held the PM's post, twice in the last 3 years, nothing was done about this. The Bersatu PM could have done much more. The concern for "looking clean" was admirable but childish. Now it may be too late.

I spoke about the recent Melaka bye-election. I left my notes to the Divisional Secretary for future reference. I made 4 points: the low turnout, the Chinese voters, the small majorities, and the election machinery.

The less than 65 % turnout meant the younger voters didn't participate. They could have made the difference.

The Chinese now only vote for DAP or, without DAP, only Chinese candidates.

13 out of 28 constituencies had an average of about 500-vote majority. A bigger turnout could easily turn this around, and 8 UMNO wins could have lost, leaving it with only 10.

I left the lectern with the rethoric question: was Bersatu election machinery its best ? I said I don't believe it so.

There is a lack of urgency about the coming GE 15 in Bersatu. Divisional talks have been pedantic. Small token assistance have not carried wide-spread news to the populace, and the pitiful quantum involved could turn people off, not on. This is war. The battle plans are not there.

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