BN, PH must work hard to stop green wave in Johor - Ahmad Maslan

PONTIAN - BN and Pakatan Harapan (PH) must work hard to stop the Perikatan Nasional ‘green wave' before it becomes a threat in the Pulai parliamentary and Simpang Jeram state by-elections.

Umno Supreme Council member Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan said Pas would also be in Johor and would continue to fight in order to get the support of the public for the by-elections.

He said Pas now had one state seat in Johor which was the Maharani state seat represented by Abdul Aziz Talib.

“Pas is now everywhere, including Johor, and they continued to put efforts in.

“We don’t want the same thing that happened in Johor to happen to Selangor. Pas had five seats, but now with PN they have 22 seats,” he said.

The Pontian MP said this during a programme with the public at the Pulai Sebatang state assembly held at the Pontian Umno Division office here on Saturday.

The Deputy Finance Minister I stated an explanation must be made by on the establishment of the unity government and why DAP was in the merger between BN and PH to deflect the green wave.

“BN and PH machinery must make an explanation of both matters as the unity government was established due to the orders of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong for the sake of the nation’s stability.

“The next is regarding DAP being in this coalition. These two things are not understood by voters in the state elections as there was a lack of explanations given,” he said.

The Pulai parliamentary and Simpang Jeram state by-elections would be held following the death of its incumbent Datuk Seri Salahuddin Ayub on July 23.

The Election Commission (EC) decided the candidate nomination for the Pulai Parliament by-election and the Simpang Jeram state election on Aug 26 while the early votes would take place on Sept 5 and the voting day would take place on Sept 9.

Ahmad, the Johor Umno deputy chairman, said that the 24 Umno divisions in the states would become the ‘stepfather’ for each Polling District Centre (PDM) in the Bakri and Pulai Umno divisions.

“Johor Umno chairman Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin would lead the BN election machinery while I would take the lead in the Pulai Parliament,” he said.