Barisan Nasional Commits to Clean and Prudent Campaigning in Negeri Sembilan

TAMPIN, July 18 — Barisan Nasional (BN) will ensure that the Negeri Sembilan state election campaign is conducted in a healthy and prudent manner throughout the 14-day campaign period, said UMNO vice president Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani today.

He explained that all BN machinery must prioritise democratic practices by approaching voters in a mature and civilised manner. The civil approach is intended to ensure that the people can make the best choice for their legislative future.

“We have two BN candidates, one in Gemencheh and one in Repah. Both will campaign in a healthy manner and I advise all machinery to campaign prudently,” Johari told reporters. He spoke after accompanying the coalition’s representatives on nomination day for the Negeri Sembilan state election at Dewan Perdana Tampin here today.

The senior party leader urged party workers to maximize their ground presence over the next two weeks. “We need to go down to the villages to meet the community to ensure that these two BN candidates receive support. The aim is to bring in leaders of calibre to help the people, especially in the Gemencheh and Tampin parliamentary constituency,” Johari added.

The coalition has injected a mix of tested competence and fresh community outreach strategies into the local contest. Johari noted that the two BN candidates, Suhaimizan Bizar for the Gemencheh state assembly seat and Koh Kim Swee for the Repah state assembly seat, have a good service record and are confident of being able to serve the people.

He highlighted that the reputation of Suhaimizan, who had been a representative of the people before and intends to continue his service to the people, was seen as an advantage for their campaign. Meanwhile, he observed that Koh has his own unique approach in reaching out to the community, especially the Chinese community.

Johari reminded observers that the upcoming polls are an essential part of the nation’s political maturity. He said the election is a democratic process that gives the people the opportunity to choose the best leaders to represent them at the state level.

“We are holding elections to practise the democratic process, which is to find great leaders to help the people in their respective constituencies,” he stated.

In a similar development, Johari said any future understanding between BN and Perikatan Nasional (PN) depends on the willingness of both coalitions to find common ground even though they each have different political ideologies. He pointed out that differences of opinion are normal in politics, but if there is room to reach an understanding in a certain area or state, that can be considered.

“In politics, each party has its own ideology. If each can find common ground and there is an area or state that they can contest together, that is up to them. Ultimately, it is not the leaders who choose, it is the people who choose. So it is the people who will make the decision,” he concluded.

-NMT