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Sabah has most Umno members

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Published on Friday, 06 December 2013 03:27

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Umno now has 3,430,750 members with Sabah still leading as the state with the highest Umno membership, at 518,773 people.

Secretary-general Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor said Umno, the lead party in Barisan Nasional (BN), now had 21,208 branches nationwide, except Sarawak.

Tengku Adnan, who is Federal Territories Minister, said Silam, in Sabah, is the party division with the most number of members, totalling 49,880 people.

"I am also happy to announce that Kampung Tinusa in Libaran, also in Sabah, is the branch with the highest (Umno) membership, 1,855 people, he said when tabling the party's annual report at the 2013 Umno General Assembly at the Putra World Trade Centre here Thursday.

The assembly, attended by 2,739 Umno delegates, as well as representatives from 29 political parties in 21 countries, was opened by Umno President Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

Tengku Adnan also called on delegates and those present at the assembly to pray for the safety of residents in states currently hit by the floods.

He also asked them to pray for the speedy recovery of Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Hishamuddin Tun Hussein, who is undergoing treatment following an angioplasty procedure.

-BERNAMA