‘Dr M’s ‘oust Najib’ formula doesn’t add up’

Jehangir: Former PM Dr Mahathir Mohamad wants to have his cake and eat it.

That said, I would go along with the suggestion that the first job is to get rid of Prime Minister Najib Razak. There can be a ‘transitional PM’ until the next GE – a person agreed upon by the majority of MPs as the ‘unity candidate’.

He or she can select cabinet members from opposition and ruling parties and immediately ask for a royal pardon for former deputy minister Anwar Ibrahim so that he can be released from prison.

After stabilising the economy, the transitional PM should call for a general election within a year.

Legit: The opposition could agree to Mahathir’s suggestion under the following conditions:

1. A unity government to be installed as an interim until the next GE, which should be called within 18 months.

2. The prime minister of the interim government should be from any party that commands the majority.

3. The entire current cabinet be replaced with a new team to reflect the unity government.

4. The Election Commission (EC) should be made a totally independent commission answerable only to Parliament.

4. The current inspector-general of police, attorney-general (AG), Bank Negara governor, Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) commissioner and all the other various key government agencies including the chief secretary, director-general of the civil service and others to be replaced with more professionally-minded and independent people of integrity.

5. The same measures should be undertaken at state level.

6. The interim government’s work should go unhindered without interference from any quarters.

This will include correcting all the wrongs done by the previous administrations.

Kim Quek: A fundamental principle must be established here. What is wrong is the current political system that has evolved through decades of Umno’s misrule; and Najib’s horrible leadership is but a manifestation of that system.

So, the solution lies in changing the system. To replace Najib without changing the system is unthinkable to the thinking rakyat. The ideal solution is to have a general election where the opposition alliance will win and proceed to give the country an overhaul.

A last resort is to have a coalition government of the two opposing camps, with an agreed platform of fundamental reforms for key institutions including the EC, police, AG’s Chambers and judiciary.

Sali Tambap: Any alternative government that replaces Najib’s Umno must be its antithesis, meaning, it must be one that is clean, free of corruption and abuse of power. Such a government would be better if it is made of such like-minded MPs from all the political parties.

Their differences in political background would, in itself, provide the protection for checks and balances as opposed to one man, like the Umno PM, being given unlimited powers without any accountability, and can keep secret large amounts of money like the RM2.6 billion to himself.

The government that Malaysians want now is one that is transparent because only with that a clean and righteous government can be guaranteed.

As long as it is not operating in the dark but allows itself to be opened to public scrutiny, only such a government can be trusted to carry out what the people want.

EmEmKay: The best solution is DAP supremo Lim Kit Siang’s suggestion of a unity government. That means neither BN nor Pakatan is to govern, but a combination team.

BN has been in power too long and there are so many skeletons in the cupboard, that only a unity government can do the cleaning up to ensure a prosperous future for Malaysia.

LBS: Dr M’s formula is not workable and impractical. Changing Najib is not enough.

The whole government set-up needs to be overhauled or revamped as it is infested with all the corrupting elements from Umno and BN, and its accomplices and conspirators from PDRM, MACC, AG’s Chambers and the judiciary.

To do all this, we need a strong, capable, fair and sincere leader. So a search should be on for such a leader.

Aktan: Now you see why a vote of no confidence will not work. Everyone who votes for it wants a piece of the cake and do the politicians ever think what the rakyat want?

The rakyat want a clean government and a PM with a clean slate. The removal of the current PM would have to come from BN if they sincerely reject the ‘vitamin M’.

But it will continue to be ‘Pockets didahulukan, rakyat di korbankan’ (pockets first, people sacrificed). Can the rakyat continue to accept this?

Anonymous #33227154: Never trust Mahathir. He’s not fighting to save Malaysia, he’s fighting to save his family’s and his cronies’ golden rice bowls. He’s the one who removed former PM Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and put Najib in.

Now he’s using the opposition to achieve his goals.

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