Malaysia

Peja to sit out state polls

He says being named Negri Sembilan Bersatu chief not a ticket to contest there

Updated 3 years ago · Published on 05 Jun 2023 8:22AM

Peja to sit out state polls
Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu (pic) has recently replaced Datuk Eddin Syazlee Shith as Negri Sembilan Bersatu chief. – AZIM RAHMAN/File pic, June 5, 2023

SEREMBAN – Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu said yesterday he will not be contesting in the six state elections due this year. 

Despite only just being appointed Negri Sembilan Bersatu chief, Faizal said that the position was not meant to be a ticket to contest, adding that his job was to help the party machinery ahead of the state polls.

“I am making an announcement today not to contest because I am from Perak and I intend to serve in my own state,” he told reporters yesterday after chairing Negri Sembilan Bersatu and Perikatan Nasional committee meetings for the first time since his appointment.

Faizal replaced former Kuala Pilah MP Datuk Eddin Syazlee Shith as state party chief earlier this month.

On Bersatu’s seat allocations for the state polls, Faizal said allocations for Negri Sembilan have been completed pending endorsement by the party leadership. 

Apart from Negri Sembilan, the other five states facing elections are Selangor, Kelantan, Terengganu, Kedah, and Penang. – Bernama, June 5, 2023

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