SHAH ALAM – Selangor Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman Tan Sri Noh Omar last night handed out appointment letters to 21 of the 22 candidates who will be contesting federal seats in Selangor during the 15th general election (GE15).
Noh Omar, whose name was not on the list of candidates despite winning the Tg Karang seat for six terms, said the BN headquarters have yet to send a letter of appointment for Datuk Habibah Mohd Yusof, who was named as the candidate to replace him.
“The number of letters I have tonight is only 21. I have not received the letter of appointment for Tg Karang,” he told reporters after handing out the letters to candidates here last night.
According to Noh Omar, before the announcement of BN candidates on Tuesday, he had spoken with BN chairman Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi about a resolution and memorandum from the Tg Karang Umno division requesting him to remain as the candidate.
“I said I was carrying a letter that contained the voice of the people who regard me as a ‘wali’ – ‘winnability, acceptability, likeability’ – candidate, and we have discussed with the president and listed out the reasons for the request,” he said.
When asked if he would remain in BN even though he was not named as a BN candidate in GE15, Noh Omar said “wait for tomorrow”.
Earlier in his speech, Noh Omar said the 22 BN candidates listed in Selangor comprise members of all leadership levels, among them caretaker finance minister Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz, Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin, and Umno Supreme Council member Hizatul Isham Abdul Jalil.
“I hope all candidates will become icons, especially to the young voters who make up a large portion of voters. We hope these voters will have a change of heart and return to support BN,” he said. – Bernama, November 4, 2022
