LAHAD Datu MP and Segama state assemblyman Mohamaddin Ketapi had officially became a member of Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu).
Bersatu secretary-general Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin said the membership application of Mohamaddin was approved and accepted at a special Bersatu Supreme Council meeting last night, chaired by its president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.
“Bersatu welcomes his membership because it will not only further strengthen the party’s position in the Sabah state government under the leadership of chief minister Hajiji Noor, but also provide a huge benefit to the development and welfare of the people in the parliamentary and state assembly constituencies that he (Mohamaddin) represents,” Hamzah said in a statement last night.
On Oct 30, Mohamaddin, who was tourism, arts and culture minister under the former Pakatan Harapan government, announced that he was quitting Warisan as he wanted to focus on developing both Lahad Datu and Segama.
Hamzah said that at the meeting, Bersatu also agreed to hold the party’s 5th annual general assembly on Dec 18 and 19 at the Putrajaya International Convention Centre (PICC) and that it will be physically attended by 1,600 delegates nationwide.
“As such, we wish all the best to delegates attending the divisional general meetings nationwide that will be held from Nov 26 to Nov 28,” he said.
On the Sarawak state elections, Hamzah said Bersatu would hold further talks with the component parties of Perikatan Nasional (PN) and Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) to determine the strategy and preparations for the Dec 18 polls.
On the Melaka polls held on Nov 20, Hamzah said Bersatu felt that the results of the state elections showed that PN was a party that was influential as well as had solid support among voters in the state. – Nov 26, 2021
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