KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Umno ushered in changes in three parliamentary and six state seats with state party chief Datuk Seri Musa Aman describing it as a combination of experienced incumbents and dynamic new blood.
As
widely anticipated, Umno got 14 of Sabah's 25 parliament constituencies
with the addition of the Sepanggar seat while it would be defending its
existing 32 state seats.
Businessman Datuk Jumat Idris was the Umno choice for Sepanggar won by the Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) that quit Barisan Nasional after the 2008 polls.
State minister Datuk Azizah Mohd Dun was picked to wrest the Beaufort parliament seat from Datuk Lajim Ukin who resigned from Umno last September and aligned himself to PKR.
The party also moved Lahad Datu state assemblyman Datuk Nasrun Datu Mansor to the Silam parliamentary seat replacing Salleh Kalbi.
Musa said Umno would be announcing its choice for the Tenom seat later on Tuesday after a few issues were resolved.
Former chief minister Datuk Salleh Tun Said, the Sabah State Assembly Speaker, made a return when he was picked to contest the Usukan state seat that he once held.
The Umno choice for Lahad Datu seat vacated by Nasrun was businessman Datuk Yusof Apdal, a younger brother of party vice president Datuk Mohd Shafie Apdal who would be defending his Semporna parliament seat.
Shafie's former political secretary Datuk Jaujan Sambukong was the party's choice for Sulabayan while Datuk James Ratib was picked to contest in Sugut.
Umno was also replacing Datuk Karim Bujang
in the Bongawan seat with lawyer Mohamad Alamis, the Kimanis Umno Youth
chief while contesting the Klias seat vacated by Azizah was businessman
Isnin Aliasmih.
Wednesday 17 April 2013
Sabah - Umno to contest 14 parliament, 32 state seats
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Dengan tarikh penamaan calon ditetapkan Sabtu ini, gelanggang pilihan raya menjadi semakin hangat apabila muka-muka baharu dan muda ditampilkan Barisan Nasional bagi pilihan raya umum ke-13 yang menyenaraikan pasukan transformasinya sejak dua hari lalu.
ReplyDeleteCabaran paling besar yang harus diharungi muka-muka baharu ini bukan sahaja untuk memenangi hati pengundi-pengundi yang seusia mereka atau malah lebih muda lagi tetapi juga bagi menunjukkan kecekalan mereka dan memikat pengundi lebih tua yang secara umumnya lebih konservatif.
ReplyDeletePenganalisis politik dari Universiti Malaya Prof Datuk Dr Zainal Abidin Borhan berkata sekiranya calon muka baru yang muda itu boleh memainkan peranan menarik pengundi muda, itu satu kemungkinan besar.
ReplyDeleteTidak semesti pemuda ini memberi undian kepada pemimpin muda ini.
DeleteBusinessman Datuk Jumat Idris was the Umno choice for Sepanggar won by the Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) that quit Barisan Nasional after the 2008 polls.
ReplyDeletedengar khabar penduduk Sepanggar membantah keras pencalonan Datuk Jumat Idris...
semoga BN Sabah masih kekal mendapat sokongan ramai di PRU13 nanti...
ReplyDeleteIni juag bergantung kepada rakyat sendiri sama ada menyokong atau tidak.
Deletemoga BN akan menang
ReplyDeleteBN tetap boleh menang, cuma berapa kerusi yang boleh menang.
ReplyDeleteDarah baru diperlukan agar golongan yang berfikiran unik boleh membawa pembaharuan kepada politik Malaysia.
ReplyDeleteStrategi baru BN berhasil dengan mencalonkan ramai muka baru?
ReplyDelete