KUALA TERENGGANU – Gerakan Tanah Air’s (GTA) decision to contest in Terengganu in the coming general election is not merely to test the market, said state Pejuang chief Datuk Wan Nazari Wan Jusoh.
Instead, he said Terengganu GTA has targeted winning a few parliamentary seats by fielding eight candidates, comprising professionals and entrepreneurs.
He said the current uncertain political atmosphere means GTA could spring a surprise in Terengganu, even though the state is dominated by PAS and Umno.
“The people of Terengganu have been indoctrinated by these two parties (PAS and Umno). So, GTA is making its presence (felt) to provide an option for young voters, who (make up) 50% to 60% of the electors.
“Our presence (GTA) is not just an (attempt to) ‘test market’, but to wrest several parliamentary seats from PAS and Umno,” he said when met at the filling of election nomination forms by GTA candidates at his office here today.
Wan Nazari said like other political parties, GTA would use social media as the main platform to win support from the state’s youth voters.
He said leaflets on GTA candidates would also be distributed to the constituents.
GTA is fielding candidates in all eight parliamentary seats in Terengganu, with four of the candidates from Pejuang.
They are Wan Nazari himself in (Besut), Wan Adnan Wan Ali (Setiu), Rosli Ab Ghani (Kemaman), and Nor Aisah Ab Ghani (Dungun).
The other four candidates are Azaha Wahid (Kuala Nerus), Mohamad Abu Bakar Muda (Kuala Terengganu), Zarawi Sulong (Marang), and Mohd Khadri Abdullah (Hulu Terengganu) from Putra. – Bernama, November 3, 2022
