KUALA LUMPUR: \u00a0\u00a0Prime Minister Datuk Seri\u00a0Ismail Sabri Yaakob said today that\u00a0he carries the UMNO identity in him and\u00a0will not let the party’s struggle go dim.\u00a0
\n\u201cI carry the UMNO identity in me. Who is Ismail Sabri without all of you, ladies and gentlemen,\u201d the UMNO vice-president said in his winding-up speech at the UMNO general assembly 2021 here today.\u00a0
\nIsmail Sabri said he will ensure the party\u2019s struggles continued to be championed and burn brightly.\u00a0
\nWhatever that is decided in the Cabinet, I will ensure UMNO\u2019s voice and views are given priority to protect the people\u2019s interests.\u00a0
\n\u201cI want to state here, I am a party man! The UMNO blood flows in me! My struggles are for UMNO!,\u201d he said, adding that he would not be on the stage of the party assembly as vice-president and prime minister if not for the prayers and strong support of UMNO members.
\nThe assembly\u00a0is the first since\u00a0Ismail Sabri took over the helm\u00a0of the government\u00a0comprising Barisan Nasional (BN), Perikatan Nasional (PN) and Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) in August 2021.\u00a0
\n\u201cThank you President, Deputy President, Supreme Council members and Barisan Nasional members of parliament who unanimously nominated me for Prime Minister, with the support of all the UMNO\u00a0state, division and branch leadership,\u201d the Bera UMNO division chief said.\u00a0
\nIsmail Sabri said since BN returned to leading the government, there have been many achievements, adding that all matters decided at the party\u2019s Supreme Council meeting on Aug 27 last year had been implemented with the support of UMNO cabinet ministers.,\u00a0
\nHe said this includes cross-party cooperation and alliances besides giving focus on efforts to contain\u00a0 COVID-19, including the implementation of the COVID-19 National Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids).\u00a0
\nThe prime minister said\u00a0there was no compulsion to receive booster doses for adults and children, although the government encouraged them to ensure\u00a0Keluarga Malaysia (Malaysian families) were protected.\u00a0
\nBesides this,\u00a0Ismail Sabri said the interim report pertaining to the investigation on former Attorney-General Tan Sri\u00a0Tommy Thomas\u2019s memoir will be presented next month and action will be taken if\u00a0there was an abuse of power and conspiracies.
\nOn\u00a0Muhammad Adib Mohd Kassim\u2019s death, the prime minister said although investigations were ongoing, the government had made a RM1.5 million ex-gratia payment paid to the late fireman\u2019s family on Nov 29, which he added was proof of UMNO\u2019s efforts to protect the interests of the people.\u00a0
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