Pakatan Harapan Anchors Campaign Strategy on Caretaker Menteri Besar’s Stellar Governance Track Record

JEMPOL, July 18 — The Pakatan Harapan (PH) campaign for the Negeri Sembilan state election will focus entirely on the agenda of administrative continuity and the outstanding track record of Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Aminuddin Harun.

PH Communications Director Datuk Seri Fahmi Fadzil stated that the coalition’s campaign efforts will heavily highlight the proven leadership qualities and outstanding achievements of the administration under the guidance of Aminuddin. He noted that these policies have brought positive economic benefits to the state since 2018.

“We can see that the performance and quality of the administration of Tok Min (Aminuddin) since helming Negeri Sembilan have shown excellent and encouraging achievements. They include increased zakat (tithe) collections, a surge in revenue collection for the state government and the consistent influx of foreign investments, including the construction of a new port,” Fahmi told reporters. He spoke after the formal conclusion of the candidate nomination process for the Serting, Palong, Jeram Padang, and Bahau state seats at the Jempol District and Land Office here today.

Fahmi, who also serves as the federal Communications Minister, said PH will lean on this strong record of performance during the Negeri Sembilan state election to convince the people that the continuity of the current administration is extremely crucial to assuring continued economic stability and prosperity.

Commenting on PH’s strategy for the four-cornered fight for the Jeram Padang state seat, Fahmi said the PH candidate will focus heavily on issues related to employment opportunities, which are often raised by young people in the constituency. As such, he expressed strong confidence that PH’s candidate for the seat, G. Manivannan, can effectively engage with and offer new hope to the local community through the various economic opportunities being implemented and planned across the state.

Manivannan, a practicing lawyer and the political secretary to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, will face incumbent Datuk Mohd Zaidy Abdul Kadir of Barisan Nasional (BN), R. Sri Sanjeevan (Bersatu), and Dayana Dal (Asli), the sole Orang Asli candidate in the area.

Fahmi also reminded all candidates, party machinery, and media practitioners to utilise the upcoming two-week campaigning period responsibly and maintain harmony.

“As the Communications Minister, I hope all parties, particularly netizens, can campaign in a healthy manner. Avoid touching on sensitive matters involving the 3Rs (Religion, Race, Rulers) and spreading slander or fake news,” he said. He added that he would personally monitor the welfare of media practitioners throughout the election campaign period.

The nomination of candidates for the four state seats under the Jempol parliamentary constituency—Serting, Jeram Padang, Bahau, and Palong—went smoothly, with no untoward incidents reported by local authorities.

Serting and Palong will see a three-cornered fight, while Bahau will feature a straight fight between PH’s incumbent Teo Kok Seong of DAP and BN’s Chong Fui Ming of MCA. In Serting, PH candidate Yaacob Mahmood will be up against incumbent Mohd Fairuz Mohd Isa of Perikatan Nasional (PN) and Bersatu’s Muhammad Noraffendy Mohd Salleh @ Affendy Salleh. In Palong, BN incumbent Datuk Mustapha Nagoor will be challenged by PH’s Muhammad Zahin Zinal Abidin and Bersatu’s Rebin Birham.

The Election Commission (EC) has set July 28 for early voting and August 1 as polling day for the region.

-NMT