IN SHOW OF STRENGTH, TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PAS SUPPORTERS GATHER AHEAD OF STATE POLLS – EVEN AS HADI REVEALS SACKED UMNO BIGWIGS, WHICH COULD INCLUDE ANNUAR MUSA, MAY REPLACE PAS STALWARTS LIKE NIK ABDUH AS POTENTIAL CANDIDATES IN KELANTAN
Hadi hints ex-Umno bigwigs to contest for PN in state polls
Former Umno secretary-general Annuar Musa, who joined PAS this month, has previously been mentioned as a potential candidate in Kelantan.
PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang told reporters to wait until nomination day when the list of Perikatan Nasional (PN) candidates is made known.
PETALING JAYA: PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang has hinted at some surprise nominations by the party in the upcoming state elections, including the naming of key figures who were with Umno until recently.
Reluctant to disclose further details, Hadi told reporters to wait until nomination day when the list of Perikatan Nasional (PN) candidates is made known, and if it will include former Bachok MP Nik Abduh Nik Abdul Aziz, Berita Harian reported.
“Wait for nomination day to see if his name (Nik Abduh) will be included or not. God willing, there will be a surprise,” he said.
“God willing, there will (also) be figures from Umno,” he was quoted as saying.
He was speaking to the media at the launch of the Kelantan PN election machinery in Kota Bharu last night
So far, only former Umno secretary-general Annuar Musa, who joined PAS earlier this month, has been mentioned as a potential PN candidate in Kelantan. Annuar is the former MP for Ketereh, a district in Kelantan.
Speculation is rife that Nik Abduh, who is the son of former Kelantan menteri besar Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat, has been dropped from the list of candidates.
He was not nominated to defend the Bachok parliamentary seat at last year’s general election (GE15).
Husam, Nik Omar not on PH list
Meanwhile, Kelantan Pakatan Harapan (PH) has not listed former Amanah deputy president Husam Musa and Nik Omar Nik Abdul Aziz, another one of Nik Aziz’s sons, in the list of its proposed candidates for the state election.
Kelantan PH chairman Muhammad Husin said this is in line with their approach to prioritise new faces who have not contested in previous parliamentary seats.
In GE15, Husam lost in Pasir Mas while Nik Omar lost in Pasir Salak.
PH will be cooperating with Barisan Nasional (BN) at the upcoming polls, and the allocation of seats is expected to be finalised today. FMT
Thousands of Pas supporters attend the ‘Pakat Pertahan’ gathering
KOTA BARU: More than 10,000 Pas supporters attended the ‘Pakat Pertahan’ gathering and the launch of state-level Perikatan Nasional (PN) machinery for the upcoming state election.
The event was held at the Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium here.
Pas president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang was expected to launch the event.
Also present were Menteri Besar Datuk Ahmad Yakob, his deputy Datuk Mohd Amar Nik Abdullah and PN secretary-general Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainuddin.
State PN liasion secretary Wan Roslan Wan Hamat, in his welcoming speech, hopes Pas members would continue to support the party in the coming state election.
“The launching of the PN machinery tonight is part of the preparation for the coming election.
“We are hoping that victory remain on our side. Therefore, we need voters to continue to give their votes to us,” he added.
Before the programme started, the crowd performined the Isyak prayers at the stadium’s compound. NST
