Najib's New Cabinet Line-Up

Since Najib announced his new vision of "one Malaysia", I expect his new cabinet line-up more than just dropping a few under achievers and introducing a few new faces. To me, this new cabinet line up is nothing more than the old method in power allocation based on how much the component party "worth" to Umno (still Umno call the shot).

Look at the new cabinet line-up, we don't see that the appointment holder are best person for the job. It is merely the old BN model to make sure everybody in the component party is happy, rather than to meet the need of the nation. Why the important portfolios are always allocated to UMNO candidates? Are other races so incompetent to assume the Education, Finance, Home and International Trade portfolios? Is Hishammudin performed well as Education Minister until such that Najib has to give him the Home important portfolio of Home Minister? or is there other agenda that Najib has to make sure his cousin holding the Home Minister which is also controlling the police force and Immigration?

Umno wants to make Sabah happy, and therefore, four minister posts gone to Sabah. Is there such thing as to reward a political party with cabinet post? Isn't the suitability of the person is more important than anything else?

Apart from that, Najib new cabinet line-up is also formed under Mahathir's influence. Mukhriz, an absolute loser, except for him being fathered by Tun Dr Mahathir, what is the consideration that Najib make him the Deputy Minister for International Trade and Industry? Why is it in him, Mukhriz, the first term MP for this post? To me, even though KJ being committed practicing money politics in UMNO party election (by the way, who doesn't in Umno), I'm sure he has better brain and experience compared to Mukhriz. Of course, KJ should not be assigned portfolio which is related to national unity. He appeared to be 'happy' that at least his Pemuda Umno deputy, Razali Ibrahim is appointed as Youth and Sport Deputy Minister.

By the way, if KJ's exclusion in the cabinet line-up is due to his fault for money politic, Najib should also do the same to Ali Rustam, the Melaka Chief Minister who was barred from contesting the Umno Deputy President's post due to him committed fault in money politic.