It’s Ketereh or I’m out of GE15, says Annuar
Annuar Musa won the Ketereh seat in the last two general elections. (Bernama pic)
KOTA BHARU: Incumbent Ketereh MP Annuar Musa has stressed that he wants to defend the seat and will not contest in any other constituency in the 15th general election (GE15).
Annuar, who is Ketereh Umno division chief, said he had been holding to this principle because he wanted to serve in his birthplace.
“Although I lost in the 2008 general election, I stayed put in Ketereh because I do not want to contest in any other seat. That is my principle.
“Everyone has his own way in politics. Some would change constituencies every term but I choose to continue serving the place where I was born,” he told reporters after attending an event here.
Annuar lost the seat to a PKR candidate in 2008 but wrested it back in 2013 and retained the seat in the last general election in 2018.
When asked whether he would be given the Ketereh seat, the communications and multimedia minister said the division had nominated him and it was up to the party leadership to decide.
“We followed the party constitution, with the division proposing names of prospective candidates to the state Umno liaison committee, which will then forward the list to the central leadership.
“According to the constitution, if they want to pick a candidate whose name is not in the submitted list, the party have to discuss it again with the division. So far no such talks have been held,” he added
KOTA BHARU: Incumbent Ketereh MP Annuar Musa has stressed that he wants to defend the seat and will not contest in any other constituency in the 15th general election (GE15).
Annuar, who is Ketereh Umno division chief, said he had been holding to this principle because he wanted to serve in his birthplace.
“Although I lost in the 2008 general election, I stayed put in Ketereh because I do not want to contest in any other seat. That is my principle.
“Everyone has his own way in politics. Some would change constituencies every term but I choose to continue serving the place where I was born,” he told reporters after attending an event here.
Annuar lost the seat to a PKR candidate in 2008 but wrested it back in 2013 and retained the seat in the last general election in 2018.
When asked whether he would be given the Ketereh seat, the communications and multimedia minister said the division had nominated him and it was up to the party leadership to decide.
“We followed the party constitution, with the division proposing names of prospective candidates to the state Umno liaison committee, which will then forward the list to the central leadership.
“According to the constitution, if they want to pick a candidate whose name is not in the submitted list, the party have to discuss it again with the division. So far no such talks have been held,” he added
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