Muda's innovative farmer to contest Kota Marudu seat against minister
ASYIKIN ASMIN31 Oct 2022 11:30pm
Muda co-founder Sharizal Denci (forth from left) - Bernama pic
Sharizal who represents the Muda is the sole candidate for the party in Sabah which was announced by the Muda Elections Director, Amira Aisya Abd Aziz in a press conference at Muda Headquarters in Damai, here, on Monday.
Muda has previously announced the three parliamentary seats they are contesting against seats held by ministers in the peninsula and now intend to place a candidate in the Kota Marudu parliamentary seat which is held by Datuk Seri Dr Maximus Ongkili who is also a minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Sabah and Sarawak Affairs).
Sharizal who is also the co-founder of Muda said that he is running for the seat because he wants to change the fate of people in Kota Marudu.
"I want Malaysia to see how difficult life is in Kota Marudu, there was a father who had to carry his child's body for an hour to reach Kampung Samparita because of the condition of the road, should that be the case in 2022?
"Besides that, there is a water supply problem in that area, so if we don't stand up for them now, then who will?" he said.
He also informed that he will use his expertise as a modern farmer to develop Kota Marudu as a district that carries out agricultural activities and produces food.
"I grow various types of plants using hydroponic techniques, fertigation and more aside from supplying food to restaurants in the state.
"If we look at Kota Marudu, there is a corn festival and so on, but now, the corn is gone because the people who led it are not from the farmers' group, while half of the population are farmers which are rubber farmers, small-scale oil palm farmers, vegetable and rice farmers.
"But no one understands the potential in Kota Marudu and if we want to ensure food security, why don't we empower farmers?" he said.
