LABUAN: Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) has established a pro-tem committee on reclaiming the Labuan parliamentary seat it won during the last election.
Businessman Abdul Wahab Zainal who was appointed as the pro tem chief by party president Tan Sri Haji Muhyiddin Yassin on Dec 10 said.
“The Labuan seat belongs to Bersatu and we are determined to have it back and we are confident of success because though our Bersatu MP has switched sides, the grassroots are still with the party.”In the last general election Bersatu made its electoral debut by fielding Datuk Suhaili Abdul Raham who had won the seat before for two terms ( 1999:2004) under Umno.
Suhaili defeated Umno candidate (Datuk Bashir Alias) with a margin 708-vote and later declared support for to the Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
Wahab said as opposition party, Bersatu will serve as the voice of the people which had been frequently ignore and highlight community woes.
On the administration of the island Wahab said it was a failed Federal Territory as reflected by no significant investments, growing unemployment and rising cost of living.
“If given a chance Bersatu would fix things in Labuan,” said Wahab.