{"id":15671,"date":"2020-08-19T18:16:29","date_gmt":"2020-08-19T10:16:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/?p=15671"},"modified":"2020-08-26T13:31:02","modified_gmt":"2020-08-26T05:31:02","slug":"is-wan-ahmad-fayhsal-following-in-najib-razaks-footsteps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/is-wan-ahmad-fayhsal-following-in-najib-razaks-footsteps\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Wan Ahmad Fayhsal following in Najib Razak\u2019s footsteps?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/help-you-help-me-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15674\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/help-you-help-me-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/help-you-help-me-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/help-you-help-me-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/help-you-help-me-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/help-you-help-me-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/help-you-help-me-465x262.jpg 465w, https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/help-you-help-me-960x540.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In recent times, Wan Ahmad Fayhsal&nbsp;has become more (in)famous. During his campaign for the Bersatu national wing polls, the&nbsp;Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports&nbsp;fished for members\u2019 votes by promising to use his position in the government and Bersatu to give them special benefits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Condition? If they voted for him as the&nbsp;new Bersatu Youth Chief.&nbsp;In return? He would issue them \u201csupport letters\u201d&nbsp;to \u201cmake things easier\u201d&nbsp;for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Guess what? He got elected. Clearly, members of the whole Bersatu Youth wing are very interested in these \u201csupport letters\u201d he promised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unsurprisingly, senior Perikatan Nasional leaders were silent on this matter. Why? Because the PN government itself openly endorses such corruption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What kind of example does this set for our Malaysian youths? Is this the message they want to send to our young generation &#8211; that it\u2019s okay for political leaders to&nbsp;abuse their power and position for personal gain?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reject corruption! Reject abuse of power! Malaysian youths are the future of this country, and they deserve better examples!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This article was written based on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dapmalaysia.org\/en\/statements\/2020\/08\/16\/30231\/\"><u>Chiong Yoke Kong\u2019s press statement dated 16th August<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In recent times, Wan Ahmad Fayhsal&nbsp;has become more (in)famous. During his campaign for the Bersatu national wing polls, the&nbsp;Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports&nbsp;fished for members\u2019 votes by promising to use his position in the government and Bersatu to give them special benefits. Condition? If they voted for him as the&nbsp;new Bersatu Youth Chief.&nbsp;In return? 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