SETIU, Sept 4 — Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein is confident that Barisan Nasional (BN) is still on the right track to retain Terengganu despite the state Umno facing some internal problem.
Hishammuddin, who is Terengganu Umno chief, said the situation in the state Umno was improving and no longer as bad as previously.
“We cannot deny that there are one or two issues which we should tackle but the situation in Terengganu Umno is now much better than previously,” he told reporters after attending a gotong-royong at the Kampung Penarik beach here today.
Also present were Menteri Besar Datuk Ahmad Said who is state Umno deputy chief and former Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh who is Besut Umno chief.
Hishammuddin said he was also confident that the problem could be resolved.
Hishammuddin also expressed his gratitude to Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin for his willingness to be a mediator in resolving the internal crisis in Terengganu Umno.
“He can help resolve one or two of the problems while the mentri besar and I can resolve the rest of it.
“We will do this quietly and directly with the leaders involved,” he said.
Muhyiddin, who is Umno deputy president, was in Terengganu yesterday to meet state Umno leaders and offered to help Hishammuddin to resolve the problem.
When asked about several BN assemblymen who were not presence at the meeting with Muhyiddin yesterday, Hishammuddin said it was because the deputy prime minister had three events in the state.
“I was told that almost all of them were present at the events,” he said. — Bernama
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