Umno meets RoS over no-contest motion

Umno has met with the Registrar of Societies (RoS) and provided an explanation for the passing of a no-contest motion for the posts of president and deputy president during the party’s general assembly.

Umno secretary-general Ahmad Maslan said he and three others had met RoS director-general Mohd Nawardi Saad and his deputy at the agency's headquarters in Putrajaya at 11.30am yesterday with documents prepared by lawyers.

"The meeting was to clarify that there was no violation of the meeting rules or the Umno constitution with a majority of more than 90% of the delegates present agreeing to motion number eight, namely for the positions of the president and deputy president of Umno not to be contested in the elections this time around," he told reporters in Shah Alam.

Ahmad said the meeting was set following the move by two Umno members, who on Jan 20 lodged complaints with the RoS for a review of the additional no-contest motion for the top two posts which was approved during the 2022 Umno general assembly held earlier this month.
 
Ahmad said additional documents would be submitted to the RoS this Thursday for further review, and that he hoped the RoS would be able to give an answer or decision on the issue as soon as possible.

It was previously reported that complaints were submitted over the no-contest motion by Kuala Nerus Umno division member Muhammad Aizat Fikri Mohd Nasir and Seremban Umno division member Muhammad Fiqri Firdaus Muhammad Rom, who hoped that the RoS would be able to determine if there were irregularities involved.