ROMPIN – Barisan Nasional (BN) has to win the Tioman state seat in the 15th general election (GE15) for the sake of the coalition’s dignity and its partner, Pakatan Harapan (PH), said Pahang BN chairman Datuk Seri Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail.
He said BN's victory in capturing the seat is also pivotal in balancing the number of seats in the Pahang assembly.
Based on the GE15 results held on November 19, BN won 16 state seats in Pahang – one less than Perikatan Nasional (PN), which has 17 seats – while PH has eight.
“We have no choice. As of today, the situation (voter sentiment) is still 50-50, but I was informed that the graph (support for BN) is going up.
“Firstly, the reason is that we and PH are sincere in establishing a government for the sake of the state’s stability,” he said when speaking at the Santai Anak Muda programme here yesterday.
Wan Rosdy, who is Pahang menteri besar, urged the coalition’s machinery to be more aggressive and meet as many voters as possible, especially the young electorate, to ensure victory for BN in the Tioman by-election.
The Tioman by-election is on December 7 after polling for the state seat was postponed due to the death of PN candidate Md Yunus Ramli, 61, on November 19.
The contest for the seat will witness a five-cornered fight among BN candidate Datuk Seri Mohd Johari Hussain, Mohd Fadzli Mohd Ramly of Amanah for PH, Nor Idayu Hashim (PN), Osman A. Bakar (Pejuang), and independent Sulaiman Bakar.
However, Amanah has decided that its candidate Fadzli will give way for the BN candidate to increase the latter’s chances of winning, but his name will still be on the ballot papers. – Bernama, December 2, 2022
