LIPIS, June 29 — Umno might be placing up a candidate in the Nenggiri state by-election in Kelantan following the seat emptiness, mentioned its president, Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
The Deputy Prime Minister additionally introduced that former Gua Musang MP, Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah has been appointed because the by-election director whereas Kelantan Umno Liaison Committee chairman and chairman of Felcra Datuk Ahmad Jazlan has been appointed as by-election operations director.
“After this we might be going to Gua Musang to help our candidate. Insya-Allah, if we work laborious and sincerely, Allah will grant victory to us.
“Hopefully this mixture (Tengku Razaleigh and Ahmad Jazlan) can provide us victory. Pahang Umno should assist our candidates in this state,” he mentioned when opening the Umno Lipis Division Meeting at Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Silver Jubilee Hall, Kuala Lipis, right here right this moment.
The Election Commission (EC) has set the Nenggiri state by-election on August 17 with the date of candidate nomination and early voting on August 3 and 13 respectively.
This follows, Mohd Azizi Abu Naim dropping his Bersatu membership and the state seat was declared vacant on June 19 by Kelantan Assembly Speaker Datuk Mohd Amar Abdullah.
In the meantime, Ahmad Zahid reminded leaders and members of Umno, Barisan Nasional (BN) in the state to be extra cautious because the opposition celebration plans to seize Pahang in the subsequent basic election.
“In the final basic election, we acquired 16 seats whereas PN acquired 17 seats. Who saved us is our pals from PH (Pakatan Harapan) as a result of they contributed eight seats, so, 16 plus eight, now we have 24 seats.
“As PAS and Bersatu have 17 seats, they’re making an attempt to seize Pahang in the subsequent election, I hope the leaders of Umno and Pahang, don’t enable them to win and we should help Wan Rosdy (Pahang Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail) and pals,” he mentioned.
Therefore, he mentioned that the celebration’s work to defend the state ought to begin from now and it wants to work laborious and never take it straightforward with the assaults of the opposition events since Perikatan Nasional (PN) has change into the federal government in 4 states and definitely, the main focus after that is Pahang.
“I’m asking Pahang Umno and BN not to take it flippantly. Defend our victory, my message to all Pahang UNNO division leaders and Wan Rosdy as state BN chairman,” he mentioned. —
