LABUAN: The Labuan Umno
division prefers a local candidate for the coming general elections.
Speculation that Federal Territories and Urban Well-being Minister Datuk Raja
Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin could be keen since it was a "safe seat does
not arise" said Umno Acting Chairman, Senator Datuk Haji Yunus Kurus.
"However, the party
would accept whoever is chosen by the Umno President and Prime Minister, Datuk
Seri Najib Tun Razak," he said.
Yunus said Raja Nong had
made it clear that he would stand in Lembah Pantai and not in Labuan.
He said as Acting Umno
Chief, he would be writing a confidential report to the Prime Minister and the
division was also in touch with Secretary-General Datuk Tengku Adnan Tengku
Mansor regarding the position of Labuan Member of Parliament, Datuk Haji Yussof
Mahal.
Yunus, who is also Chairman
of the Advisory Council of Labuan Corporation, said this during a Hari Raya
Open House attended by hundreds of well-wishers. Also present were Vice
Chairman Datuk Haji Bashir Haji Alias, Secretary, Razman Ispli Siput, Youth
Chief, Mohd Rafi Alli Hassan and others.
Regarding the bankruptcy
case of MP Yussof, Yunus said so far the national leadership had not stated
anything on the issue due to the Puasa and Raya occasion.
On the coming general
election, Yunus said both BN and Umno were working hard to win. He said besides
the support of component parties of BN, Umno also had the support of local
NGOs.
He said the administration
of Umno was going on smoothly and unaffected by the latest development.
He said the party had rules
and ethics "and we all speak with one voice."
"What is important is
for me to win the elections and not be fooled by the promises of Pakatan
Rakyat," added Yunus.
On Yussof's position as
Chairman of LC, he said t was for the Secretary-General to decide.
He said that decision making
process of LC was not affected and LC's Chairman made the day-to-day decisions
while other policy matters were referred to the Ministry.
Labuan has been an Umno
stronghold since the first parliamentary elections were held in 1986 to Datuk
Mulek Awang Damit who later joined Umno and served three terms followed by
Datuk Suhaili Abdul Rahman serving two terms. Yussof is the third Umno MP of
Labuan.
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