Peja to sit out state polls

 

Ahmad Faizal Azumu (left) with Kuala Pilah Bersatu division chief Eddin Syazlee Shith, whom he replaced as Negeri Sembilan Bersatu chief. (Bernama pic)

SEREMBAN: Bersatu deputy president Ahmad Faizal Azumu said today he will not be contesting in any one of the six state elections due this year.

Despite being just appointed the new Negeri Sembilan Bersatu chairman, Faizal said that the position was not meant to be a ticket for him to contest.

Faizal, who is also known as Peja, said his job was to help the party machinery ahead of the state elections.

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“I am making an announcement today not to contest because I am from Perak and I intend to serve in my own state,” he told reporters after chairing the Negeri Sembilan Bersatu and Perikatan Nasional committee meetings for the first time since his appointment.

Faizal replaced former Kuala Pilah MP Eddin Syazlee Syith as state chairman earlier this month.

On Bersatu’s seat allocations for the Negeri Sembilan state polls, Faizal said these had been completed and were only waiting for an endorsement by the party leadership.

Apart from Negeri Sembilan, the other five states facing elections are Selangor, Kelantan, Terengganu, Kedah and Penang. - FMT