PM Najib the Champion of them all

The first one to drag a protracted term beyond 5 years.
Is he also the last?
Fulfilling the R-A-H-M-A-Najib's prophecy?

PM Najib is expected to dissolve the Parliament any day for the next 10 working days (i.e. 4 to 14 March) if we assume that he likes to have the election on Saturday 30th March which falls on School Holidays.

If he still drags on and on, he can...that means any day till 27th April.
After which it will be dissolved automatically.

If that happens the latest date for election will be in June.
This is not unlikely too since he most likely may not be the PM after the election.
(If you were him, will you not sit on a few more months as the PM since after that you would no longer be the PM? I would!)

This latter possibility is not unlikely in view of the recent floods in the northern states and the deaths caused by armed intruders in Lahad Datu, Sabah.

The window of time is closing down on Najib who missed the opportunity to call for election last year.

Why all the delay?
Before we answer this question,
let's consider the following:

In retrospect, PM Najib would have done better if he had called the election soon after he took over from Tun Abdullah. Newness is usually accorded with "Honeymoon " effect.

Just like Tun Abdullah who called for an early election in 2004 soon after taking over from Dr. Mahathir. Tun Abdullah did brilliantly in 2004.
Do you think PM Najib would had done well too, soon after taking over from Tun Abdullah?

I think so.

Now, let's get back to the delay.
Why?

Mainly due to the internal fighting within Umno.

Apart from that,
he also has to contend with his position in Umno after the election.

The de facto Umno head, Dr. Mahathir had spoken up openly if Najib cannot win back the 2 thirds majority, he will have to step down for Muhiddin.


From precedences set before : if he does no better he has to step down just as Tunku Abdul Rahman, Hussein Onn and Abdullah did.

Of course there are many other issues like the Cows fiasco, Corruption, Security and also the strong opposition wind in the forms of many protests and rallies that has caused him to keep dragging on and on and on.

The longer he waits, the worst it's going to be for him, I foresee.

Will he break another record, that is, will he be the last Umno president to be the PM, in fulfilment of the RAHMAN prophecy?

My guess will be ...yes!

What do you think?

By Wong Fort Pin on 2nd March 2013 midnight