The Borneo Post

‘Vote for the right person to ensure developmen­t’

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SIBU: The people in Nanga Tutus near here will suffer over the next five years if they pick the wrong person to represent them this parliament­ary election, says Rancangan Sibu 1 ( RS1) Team deputy chairman Andrew Shilling.

He takes Bandar Sibu as an example, where the constituen­ts have been suffering after it went to the opposition in the previous polls.

“For (the past) five years, the Sibu constituen­cy has hardly received any developmen­t, save for those brought about by the Bawang Assan assemblyma­n Dato Sri Wong Soon Koh,” he pointed out.

Tutus is in Bawang Assan state constituen­cy – the Sibu parliament­ary area is made up of Bawang Assan, Pelawan and Nangka state constituen­cies.

Shilling, speaking during a RS1 community programme recently, reiterated that all the developmen­t projects that the people in Nanga Tutus had enjoyed were from Barisan Nasional ( BN) -led state government, through the Bawang Assan assemblyma­n.

“But, this is not enough. If you want bigger developmen­t allocation­s, get from the federal government.

“And for this, you’ve to vote in the BN candidate this election,” he said.

Shilling added the people of Nanga Tutus should be grateful to Soon Koh for all the basic facilities such as roads, electricit­y supply and telecommun­ications.

“For those of you who are still waiting for water supply, be patient as our Minister of Internatio­nal Trade and E- Commerce ( Soon Koh) is working on it,” Shilling said.

Meanwhile as part of the community programme, RS1 team headed by its chairman Dato Andrew Wong visited 10 longhouses in Batu Burak and Nanga Tutus, Batang Igan.

 ??  ?? Ling (fourth right) is seen during a photo-call. Wong and Lau are at second and third left, respective­ly, while Chang is at second right.
Ling (fourth right) is seen during a photo-call. Wong and Lau are at second and third left, respective­ly, while Chang is at second right.
 ??  ?? Andrew Wong (left) engages in a chat with senior citizen Empayan Ansam, 80 (right) at Rumah Randi in Batu Burak.
Andrew Wong (left) engages in a chat with senior citizen Empayan Ansam, 80 (right) at Rumah Randi in Batu Burak.

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