By-election: Victory in Pulai will bolster Unity Government's strength - Suhaizan

JOHOR BAHRU - The victory of Pakatan Harapan (PH) and Barisan Nasional (BN) in the Pulai by-election last Sept 9 will further strengthen the stability and strength of the Unity Government.

For that reason, PH Pulai candidate Suhaizan Kaiat said that voters should not take the poll lightly and shouldn't be reluctant to go out to vote.

"We don't want voters to think that it's not a problem if they don't go out to vote. That's why PH won with a majority of over 33,000 votes.

"We also don't want to win with such a small majority that PN (Perikatan Nasional) chairman Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin would say that Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim had lost support in Pulai because of a small majority. We don't want him bragging like that.

"Therefore, voters need to fulfil their responsibilities and present a convincing victory on Sept 9 so that the Perpaduan government remains with the strength of two-thirds in Parliament," he said when speaking at the Pulai Unity talk in Nusa Bestari here on Sunday night.

Also present were Amanah president Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu, Johor DAP chairman Liew Chin Tong, and Johor Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) deputy chief Jimmy Puah Wee Tse.

In the meantime, Suhaizan, who is also a former political secretary to the late Datuk Seri Salahuddin Ayub, wants to resume the legacy of the former Pulai MP, who died on July 23.

"He once told me to be kind to the voters in the Pulai constituency; I will keep those words and continue the good deeds of the deceased.

"I hope the voters here can realise that wish. Don't feel tired of going out to vote, and do give support to the Unity Government to become more stable," he said.

The same view was also voiced by Puah, who shared the stage with Suhaizan to call on voters to fulfill their responsibility by going out to vote.

"We need to give a signal to the opposition that the PH-BN collaboration that formed the Unity Government today is highly credible with a victory in this by-election.

"Therefore, voters should not take it for granted and think that even if they don't go out to vote, the party will still win. We need to translate the support for the government today," he said.