THE Federal Government’s credibility is at stake at this moment.

How can it allow the balance of power in Perak to be held at the mercy of just one person who currently owes no allegiance to any political party and who may, therefore, hop back to the party where she belongs (given that the other two stakeholders may be thrown into jail for bribery and corruption)?

And yet, the three are the cause of all the trouble and uncertainty in the state, not to mention the consequent headache and time-wasting in court. An amicable settlement should be worked out in the best interests of the nation.

The prime minister’s statesmanship in this matter is called for at this juncture, especially since the solution is obvious to all right-thinking Malaysians.

ABDUL RAZAK ABU SAMAH, Temerloh

Source: NST – May 29, 2009