MIRI: More youths and women candidates are expected to be fielded in the
coming state election as part of the Barisan Nasional’s efforts to add vigour
to the state BN leadership.
Second Minister of Resource Planning and Environment and Minister of
Public Utilities, Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan said this when officiating
at the opening of Pesta Lambir 2016 at Kampung Bakam here yesterday.
“Youths are the hope of this nation, and with guidance from experienced
leaders, they will take over the mettle of leadership to lead the state and
country,” he said.
Awang Tengah thus called on voters from all walks of life to give the
people-centric chief minister and state BN chairman their full support by
returning his chosen candidates such as incumbent Ripin Lamat in Lambir with a
resounding victory in the coming election.
He said Ripin was among youth leaders in the state BN capable of
charting the future of the state and thus called on the voters to re-elect him.
Awang Tengah went on to say that the state government was aware that
still much had to be done despite the huge leaps and bounds in rural
development, and would continue to respond to the needs and aspiration of the
people.
Awang Tengah, who is also Minister of Industrial Development, also
called on Sarawakians to give the chief minister a bigger mandate this
election so that he would have the voice to negotiate for the state rights and
more funds from the federal government.
Ripin also spoke at the function.
He said the government had approved RM22 million for tourism development
in Lambir including RM5 million which had already been spent for the Kampung
Bakam waterfront.
Assistant Minister for Early Childhood Education and Community
Development and Bekenu assemblywoman Rosey Yunus, Limbang MP and chairman of
Commercial Vehicles Licensing Board Sarawak Hasbi Habibolah, Miri Resident
Antonio Kahti Galis and Subis District Officer Husini Bakir were also present
at the function. –Borneo Post.
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