PORT DICKSON: Mohd Najib Mohd Isa is campaigning for his father, former menteri besar Tan Sri Isa Samad, in the Port Dickson by-election and is hoping that Umno will not punish him for it.
“I’m campaigning for him in my capacity as his son. But I’m not going to mobilise my machinery,” he said.
“I adhere to the party leadership’s decision to boycott the by-election. My division has also agreed to boycott the event.
”I hope the party will take all aspects into consideration because this has never happened before.”
Isa had left the party to contest in the by-election.
Barisan Nasional had announced that it would boycott the by-election claiming that it was ethically questionable and a waste of public funds. It is expected to cost RM3.6 million.
The election was called after incumbent Datuk Danyal Balagopal Abdullah vacated his seat to pave the way for PKR president-elect Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to return to Parliament.