PN to nominate Shahidan in Arau
SIITI NURAZLINA JAMALUDIN02 Nov 2022 11:58am
Shahidan Kassim - BERNAMA
The state PN chairman Mohd Shukri Ramli said the name of the candidate for Arau seat was vacated at the last minute.
"Yes, it is true that there were negotiations with him (Shahidan). It all started when we met by chance at the airport last Monday.
"We have had a good relationship all this time and this matter (the offer to be a PN candidate) came about after there were rumors that he might not be nominated in GE15.
"At the state level, we don't know the results yet because discussions are still going on at the headquarters. I am still waiting for the decision from the head office," he said when contacted by Sinar Harian here on Wednesday.
Mohd Shukri who is also the Perlis Pas Commissioner said that his party had previously sent the names of candidates to be selected at the Central level to compete in the Arau parliamentary seat in GE15.
"This Arau parliamentary seat belongs to Pas. Before this, we have sent a list of names suitable to compete in the Arau parliamentary seat.
"Based on the current situation, we will give way to Shahidan because he is a candidate who can win. The most important thing for us is to win as many seats in GE15," he said.
Mohd Shukri added that he believed that Pas supporters at the grassroots level would approve of this decision because they are loyal members of the party.
On Tuesday, Shahidan confirmed that he still wanted to run for the Arau parliamentary seat despite having to use another party's ticket after his name was dropped as a BN candidate and replaced by Datuk Rozabil Abdul Rahman.
