NIBONG TEBAL: Perikatan Nasional's candidate for the Sungai Bakap by-election, Abidin Ismail, is pleased with the support he has been getting on his rounds.
Speaking to newsmen after nomination day at Dewan Serbaguna Jawi here today, Abidin said:
"Alhamdulillah, in terms of support from the voters, every time I go down (to meet them), I have been getting good support from them."
Abidin said he would continue to reach out to all voters in Sungai Bakap as best he could.
"Alhamdulillah, I used to work with the late Abang Zam (the late Pas' assemblyman Nor Zamri Latiff).
"So, there should be no issues for us to reach out to the voters," he added.
The by-election for the Sungai Bakap state seat in Penang will see a straight fight between Pas' Abidin and Pakatan Harapan's Dr Joohari Ariffin
Announcing this at the close of nomination, returning officer Khairulnizam Hashim confirmed Joohari submitted his nomination paper at 9.03am and Abidin at 9.06am.
The by-election is being held following the death of Nor Zamri Latiff on May 24.
In the 2023 state polls, Nor Zamri won the Sungai Bakap state seat for PN against PKR's Nurhidayah Che Rus with a 1,563 vote-majority.
(Hyperlink: https://www.nst.com.my/news/politics/2024/06/1066786/straight-fight-sung...)
Meanwhile, Joohari said with support from all in the unity government, he was optimistic that they would be returned to the state legislative assembly after the by-election.
"I believe that with hard work, what we set out to do will be a success," he said.