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Thursday, March 27, 2008

Why Sultan of Terengganu does not like IdrisJusoh

One thing that Malaysia Today would like to raise is the matter of
Terengganu's oil royalty which we hope Mahathir will address on 28 July.
Since the mid-1970s, Terengganu had been enjoying a 5% royalty on all the
oil and gas extracted in the state. That is what is provided for under the
Petroleum Development Act. In fact, not only Terengganu, but any state in
Malaysia where oil and gas is extracted they would enjoy the same. However,
in 2000, this royalty was withdrawn and converted to Wang Ehsan (goodwill
money). Suddenly, the RM800 million or so a year that Terengganu was
supposed to get as its 5% share of the oil and gas revenue was transferred
out of the state and into the hands of one man, Idris Jusoh.
Malaysia was then already suffering from an outbreak of JE. But in
Terengganu it was JE of another kind, Jusoh Enterprise, Idris Jusoh's
family business. Jusoh Enterprise or JE was suddenly flush with funds,
RM800 million a year to be exact. Then, in 2004, Umno, under the
stewardship of Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, won back the state from the
opposition. But the state did not win back its 5% oil royalty. The Wang
Ehsan continued and Idris Jusoh, who now became the Chief
Minister, continued to single-handedly manage the fund. Even the State
Economic Development Corporation (SEDC) and the Terengganu State Economic
Planning Unit (UPENT) were left totally in the dark. One man, Idris Jusoh,
decided how the money was spent, and it is a lot of money.
But the new Prime Minister, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, would not tolerate one
man managing the state's coffers. He wanted Idris Jusoh's hands out of the
RM800 million a year cash box. However, to revert to the 5% royalty only
meant that the money would come directly under state control. That would
not serve their purpose. They wanted direct control of the RM800 million.
Now it was under the control of the Prime Minister's Department but passed
down to Idris Jusoh's hands.
What they needed to do was to get Idris Jusoh's hands out of the equation.

Then Khairy Jamaluddin, Abdullah's son-in-law cum adviser, came out with a
fantastic new 'umbrella concept', better than even Mahathir's. They wanted
control of the RM800 million a year. But they did not want to get it out of
Idris Jusoh's hands by putting it into the hands of the state. That would
merely be a case of out of the frying pan, into the fire. They wanted
direct control of the money without Idris Jusoh deciding on how the money
is spent.
And this is how they did it.
First they appointed Wan Farid, Khairy's 'running dog', as Abdullah's
Political Secretary. Then they appointed Wan Hisham, Wan Farid's brother,
as the State Exco Member in-charge of tourism. Then they gave Patrick Lim,
Khairy's business partner, the sole monopoly of all state tourism projects.
Now the network is intact and Idris Jusoh has been cut off.
Patrick Lim's job is to create all sorts of state tourism projects at
hugely inflated prices. He would then propose these projects to Wan Hisham,
the man in-charge of tourism. Wan Hisham would then pass them on to his
brother, Wan Farid. Wan Farid would then pass them on to Khairy. Idris
Jusoh would of course be left out of the loop and he would only know about
them when it was a fait accompli -- as the alays would say, "Nasi sudah
jadi bubur."
They built 30 houses at RM1 million each on an island in the Terengganu
River. They launched a RM300 million a year yacht race called the Monsoon
Cup. Hundreds of millions a year is being spent to 'attract tourists to
Terengganu'. It seems this year the amount of Wang Ehsan has shot up from
RM800 million to RM1 billion -- so there is even more money to play around
with.
To ensure that Idris Jusoh keeps his hands out of the cash box, Abdullah
himself chairs the state meetings though he is the Prime Minister and not
the Terengganu Chief Minister. Of course, Idris Jusoh, being the Chief
Minister, is allowed to sit in on these meetings though he has no say on
what they propose. Patrick Lim, though he is not in the government, is also
allowed to attend these meetings.
Abdullah would then propose all sorts of tourism projects conjured by Wan
Hisham, Wan Farid and Khairy. Details are of course not discussed; only the
gist of things and the amounts involved. Whenever Idris Jusoh
raises any questions, he would be told to 'leave it all to Patrick Lim who
knows what to do'. Idris Jusoh is not to involve himself in the details.
After awhile Idris Jusoh got quite pissed and tried to resist. One project
that he knew nothing about was placed before him and he was told by Patrick
Lim to sign the papers. But how could he sign the papers when he knew
nothing about it and would eventually have to bear responsibility for it?
Patrick Lim walked out of Idris Jusoh's office and phoned Wan Farid who
complained to Khairy. Within an hour Idris Jusoh received a phone call from
Abdullah who ordered him to sign the papers, which he of course did
straight away.
Patrick Lim's hold on Abdullah was apparent to all but somehow not to Idris
Jusoh. One day Abdullah visited Terengganu to chair the regular meetings on
how to spend Terengganu's RM800 million (which is now RM1
billion because of the increase in oil prices). Idris Jusoh fetched
Abdullah from the airport but before his car could move Patrick Lim's car
cut in front of Idris Jusoh's car and Abdullah got out of Idris Jusoh's car
and got into Patrick Lim's car. Idris Jusoh should have realised then who
really runs Terengganu.
Yes, RM1 billion a year is a lot of money. This money, which should belong
to Terengganu, is not going to the state. It is going to Wan Hisham, Wan
Farid, Patrick Lim and Khairy. And Abdullah chairs the state meetings to
decide how the money is spent. And Wan Hisham, Wan Farid, Patrick Lim and
Khairy help spend the money. And they spend it all. And Idris Jusoh has no
say in how it is spent. And if he refuses to sign the papers he will get a
phone call from Abdullah.
Now do you know who runs this country? Abdullah says he and not his
son-in-law runs this country. Idris Jusoh however will tell you that Khairy
runs this country. And Khairy also runs Terengganu and manages its RM1
billion a year through Wan Hisham, Wan Farid and Patrick Lim. And Abdullah
chairs the Terengganu State meetings on behalf of Khairy and according to
the plan on how Patrick Lim wishes to spend the RM1billion a year.
And now do you know why Mahathir is so pissed? And he has every reason to
be pissed. In fact, I too am pissed. And that is why I agree that Mahathir
stays pissed with Abdullah and his son-in-law. The Terengganu
issue alone is enough for me to get pissed. And rest assured that
Terengganu is but the tip of the iceberg.
Yes, it is nice being able to walk in the corridors of power. And much can
you do when you walk in the corridors of power. And RM1 billion a year is
nice to manage if you have that power to do so. And when you walk in the
corridors of power you would of course have that power

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