Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the party will field a candidate who meets the “wali” criteria - winnable, acceptable, and likeable - for the Ayer Kuning state by-election.
He said he would discuss the matter with Perak Umno chairperson Saarani Mohamad and the Tapah Umno division leadership to identify potential candidates.
"We will give opportunities to all groups and shortlist the potential candidates," said the deputy prime minister at a press conference after officially opening the Felcra Berhad Closed-System Broiler Farm Complex in Rompin, Pahang today.
He was responding to a question regarding Umno Youth’s statement that it has potential candidates and does not rule out the possibility of lobbying for the Ayer Kuning seat, which fell vacant following the death of its assemblyperson Ishsam Shahruddin last Saturday.
Ishsam, 59, died of a heart attack after participating in a four-cornered football championship at City Stadium in Georgetown, Penang.
On Monday, Saarani said Perak state assembly speaker Zahir Abdul Khalid had been officially notified of the seat vacancy.
Commenting on former Padang Rengas MP Nazri Aziz’s statement supporting Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim to remain in power after the 16th general election, Zahid said it was Nazri’s hope, which was also shared by those in the Madani government.
- Bernama
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.