KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has called on delegates to the Umno general assembly, beginning this evening, to use the annual conference to deliver the voice of the grassroots, whom he described as the backbone of the party.
In a Facebook post, Ismail, who is also an Umno vice-president, wished all delegates a “fruitful conference”.
“May Allah SWT bless every moment of Umno’s struggles and elevate the dignity of the race and nation,” he said, describing Umno as “championing religion, race and the country”.
A total of 5,571 delegates from 191 divisions nationwide are expected to attend the four-day assembly, to be held face-to-face.
Last December, the party decided to postpone the assembly, originally scheduled to be held from Jan 13 to 15, following massive floods in many parts of the country