Peja to sit out state polls

SEREMBAN – Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu said yesterday he will not be contesting in the six state elections due this year. 

Despite only just being appointed Negri Sembilan Bersatu chief, Faizal said that the position was not meant to be a ticket to contest, adding that his job was to help the party machinery ahead of the state polls.

“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 yesterday after chairing Negri Sembilan Bersatu and Perikatan Nasional committee meetings for the first time since his appointment.

Faizal replaced former Kuala Pilah MP Datuk Eddin Syazlee Shith as state party chief earlier this month.

On Bersatu’s seat allocations for the state polls, Faizal said allocations for Negri Sembilan have been completed pending endorsement by the party leadership. 

Apart from Negri Sembilan, the other five states facing elections are Selangor, Kelantan, Terengganu, Kedah, and Penang. – Bernama, June 5, 2023