PETALING JAYA: Former Penang Bersatu chairman Shabudin Yahya has confirmed he will not be contesting in GE15.
The Tasek Gelugor MP said he made the decision to give way to younger leaders. However, he will continue to be active in politics as a normal member of his party.
“I plan to retire from all my political positions and will no longer be an elected representative. I have been a representative for four terms, two as Permatang Berangan assemblyman, and two as Tasek Gelugor MP. I think it’s the right time for me to end my service to the people,” Sinar Harian quoted him as saying.
“I also want to give way to younger leaders, I don’t care who, as long as they’re young,” he said.
“In my opinion, a leader who has reached the age of 55 – after taking into account several factors including physical health – should retire because after that age we are not as productive as we used to be.
“We should give way to those who are younger because they have more energy and have fresher ideas.”
Shabudin said he also wanted to spend more time with his family, adding that being a representative of the people had taken away most of his time.
Shabudin, who was previously with Umno, had been Permatang Berangan assemblyman from 2004 to 2008 before contesting for the Tasek Gelugor parliamentary seat in the previous two elections.
He left Umno to join Bersatu in December 2018. - FMT
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