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AADK Sarawak chairman is GPS candidate for Jepak

GPS chairman Tan Sri Abang Johari Openg announced this today at a hotel here after a party meeting

Updated 3 years ago · Published on 18 Oct 2023 5:38PM

AADK Sarawak chairman is GPS candidate for Jepak
Iskandar, from Parti Pesaka Bumiputra Bersatu, is a local and from the Vaie ethnic group - Sarawak Tribune pic, October 18, 2023

by Stephen Then

BINTULU - Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) has named Iskandar Turkee, 54, the National Anti-Dadah Agency chairman for Sarawak, as the candidate for the Jepak by-election.

GPS chairman Tan Sri Abang Johari Openg announced this today at a hotel here after a party meeting.

Iskandar, from Parti Pesaka Bumiputra Bersatu, is a local and from the Vaie ethnic group.

Yesterday, Parti Aspirasi Rakyat Sarawak (Aspirasi) announced its Jepak by-election candidate and pledged to highlight the woes of the rakyat caused by rising cost of living during their by-election campaign.

Aspirasi president Lina Soo announced that well-known local businessman Chieng Lea Phing, 64, to go against GPS in Jepak.

Nomination day for the Jepak by-election will be on Oct 21 and polling on Nov 4.

The by-election was called following the death of assemblyman Datuk Talib Zulpilip. - The Vibes, October 18, 2023

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