'Rakyat's Wave' just PN nonsense - Ahmad Maslan

Johor Umno deputy chief Ahmad Maslan has dismissed Perikatan Nasional’s “Rakyat’s Wave” as mere nonsense created by the opposition coalition.

Ahmad questioned the usage of the term, saying it was inaccurate to describe that the whole nation was in support of the said “wave” when PN is only in control of four states.

The states are Perlis, Kedah, Kelantan and Terengganu.

“This is not the ‘Rakyat’s Wave’. How can it be called the ‘Rakyat Wave’?

“Malaysia has 14 states. They (PN) only govern four. We have 10. Don’t they know mathematics? Ten (states) is way more than four.

“It’s all nonsense. It’s just the ‘Green Wave’ that isn’t going anywhere and only stays in those four states,” the Pontian MP told reporters after visiting the Taman Bukit Kempas voting district centre in Pulai, Johor today.

Also present was Pakatan Harapan candidate for Pulai Suhaizan Kaiat.

Keep to status quo

Ahmad expressed confidence that voters in both Simpang Jeram and Pulai will be rational in making the right decision to elect representatives for their respective state and parliamentary seats.

“The people here don’t want Pulai to fall in the hands of the opposition. Pulai was already governed by the government coalition, why do we want it to be opposition all of a sudden? Same goes to Simpang Jeram.

“There are no benefits in opposition areas, not even one sen (of benefit). Therefore, these areas should continue to remain under the (Harapan-BN) government.

“It should be known that at the central level, it has been completed and the ruling government is the coalition government. If others are chosen here, of course, it will be an opposition (area), including under the state government,” the Umno supreme council member added.

Harapan’s Pulai candidate Suhaizan Kaiat

The Simpang Jeram and Pulai by-elections are being called due to the unexpected vacancy of the two seats following the death of domestic trade and cost of living minister Salahuddin Ayub on July 23.

There will be a three-way clash in Simpang Jeram between Harapan candidate Nazri Abdul Rahman, PN’s Dr Mohd Mazri Yahya, and independent S Jeganathan.

In Pulai, Suhaizan will face PN's Zulkifli Jaafar and independent candidate Samsudin Mohamad Fauzi. - Mkini