GE 13 : Sabahans Urged To Think Twice About Voting For Opposition

Sabah Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Seri Yahya Hussin today urged the people in the state to think twice about giving their votes to the opposition in the 13th General Election (GE13) on May 5.

He said this was because there was a big question mark about the opposition's ability to govern as their leaders were often squabling on various matters, the latest being the implementation of hudud laws in the country.

"The people must choose wisely on who is better able to bring Malaysia forward. A pact where the leaders are constantly bickering with each other is not exactly one that will be able to take Malaysia anywhere," he told reporters after launching Sekolah Rendah Tombovo's jogathon in Putatan here Saturday.

Yahya, who is the Barisan Nasional's (BN) incumbent candidate for the Petagas state seat, said it was the complete opposite in the BN under the able leadership of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

Meanwhile, Datuk Jainab Ahmad Ayid, the incumbent BN candidate for the Karambunai state seat here which is seeing a four-cornered fight, said she was not taking things for granted and would go all out for a big BN victory there.

"I am leaving my fate to the 28,000 voters here but I am confident the BN will prevail based on its track record and the manifesto presented for the general election," she told reporters after presenting excellence awards to high achievers of Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Likas at the Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Sabah branch's hall here.

In PAPAR, Deputy Health Minister Datuk Rosnah Abdul Rashid Shirlin said the BN's manifesto for the election showed how committed the coalition was to the people.

Speaking at a community programme at the Papar Community Hall, Rosnah, who will be defending the Papar parliamentary seat for the BN, said the BN was able to deliver the goods unlike the opposition which could only make empty promises.

In TAWAU, the BN's incumbent MP for Kalabakan, Datuk Seri Abdul Ghapur Salleh, slammed the opposition for trying to resort to character assassination in trying to make inroads in the BN stronghold.

"The BN's elected representatives in Kalabakan (there are three state seats in the constituency) have brought much development. The opposition cannot deny this," he said while on the campaign trail in Kg. Mentadak Baru, Pulau Sebatik.