JOHOR BARU: Former Pas Bukit Pasir assemblyman Najib Lep, announced he had joined Parti Amanah last night.
He was the only representative of Pas in the state assembly before it was dissolved on January 22, last year, to enable the Johor state election to be held.
Pas sacked Najib from the party after he ran as an Independent candidate when he was not named as a candidate and was later reported to have joined Umno in October 2022.
He handed over his membership form to Amanah president Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu at a ceramah in Sungai Abong.
Mohamad Sabu said the party welcomed Najib's participation and hoped he could contribute to empower and strengthen the party.
Meanwhile, the handing over of Amanah membership form by a former Johor state exco will be held at Taman Utama Recreation Park, Perling, today, Mohamad said.
Amanah Johor chairman Aminolhuda Hassan had said the participation of a former exco from Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) and a former assemblyman from Pas was a clear signal of acceptance to Amanah's struggle which brought the spirit of Rahmah as shown by the late Datuk Seri Salahuddin Ayub, who was the party's deputy president; and domestic trade and cost of living minister. – Bernama