PPP members seek to oust Hamzah

JAKARTA: Discontent with the current party's leadership, some members of the United Development Party (PPP) are seeking to hold a special national meeting to replace incumbent chairman Hamzah Haz, who is also the incumbent vice president.

"We are lobbying several chapters across the country for the special meeting as the current chairmanship fails to do good for the party," Chairulhadi M. Anik, who is also the leader of the party's youth-wing of Ka'abah Youth Movement (GPK), said on Sunday.

He said although Hamzah was vice president for the past three years, had failed to improve the party, thus needing a leadership change within the party.

He claimed that the special national meeting was slated to be held after the presidential election runoff. --Antara