Is it a ploy to get Selangor fans to beg him to return, asks Selangor Umno chief.
PETALING JAYA: Selangor Menteri Besar Azmin Ali’s resignation as the president of the Selangor Football Association (FAS) is only a charade, claims Selangor Umno chief Noh Omar.
In a Facebook post, Noh also said Azmin’s excuse for resigning – that he was not on the same page with the association’s executive council (exco) – was a political threat.
“As Selangor MB, Azmin knows his responsibility is not limited to developing the state’s infrastructure and economy, but also to develop sports, which is an important platform for Selangor’s youth.”
Noh said that by resigning from the association, Azmin has indirectly given an ultimatum to the exco that they must resign if he is to continue as FAS president.
“Is he hoping that Selangor fans will demonstrate and call for him to continue helming FAS?”
Yesterday, Azmin, who had been heading FAS since December 2014, resigned from his position. He said the exco was bogged by “excessive politics, the old-fashioned way of doing things and over-dependency on subsidy mentality”.
Noh said Azmin’s excuse that he could not work with the exco was unacceptable as before this Azmin was able to lead the state government, which was seen as convoluted and chaotic, owing to leadership problems in the state and PAS’ exclusion from Pakatan Harapan.
Prior to this, it had been reported that FAS was facing a financial crisis, having failed to secure funding from the Selangor government for the 2017 season.
On Dec 24, the Alliance of Selangor Supporters Clubs led by its president, Mohd Faizal Wahid, submitted a memorandum to the Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, seeking his intervention to resolve the FAS crisis.
The Raja Muda of Selangor, Tengku Amir Shah through his Instagram, had called for a revamp of the FAS structure and constitution to make it relevant to current developments.
Azmin quits as Selangor football body’s president
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