KOTA KINABALU – Barisan Nasional (BN) will contest the Beluran parliamentary seat in the 15th general election (GE15), fielding former Sandakan Municipal Council president Benedict Asmat.
He will contest the seat held by five-term incumbent MP Datuk Seri Ronald Kiandee, the caretaker agriculture and food industry minister and Bersatu vice-president.
Sabah BN chairman Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin also announced in a statement last night a new candidate for the Kalabakan parliamentary seat, namely Tanjung Batu assemblyman Andi Muhammad Suryady Bandy.
On Wednesday, Bung Moktar had named Kalabakan Umno Youth chief Aslan Fadli Samsul Alang as the Kalabakan candidate, before naming Andi Muhammad as his replacement last night.
“Sabah BN is confident that both candidates, who have higher education qualifications, are professionally qualified, and ready to serve, will be able to shoulder the trust of representing the interests of the people when they are elected,” he said in a statement last night. – Bernama, November 4, 2022
