State BN’s youngest candidate seeks greater youth participation
MIRI: The state Barisan Nasional’s (BN) new candidate for Sibuti Lukanisman Awang Sauni seeks greater participation from the youth in all aspects of Sibuti’s development.
At 36, he is the youngest candidate to be fielded by BN for the upcoming parliamentary election.
“We are now witnessing a major change both at the state and national level. As a young candidate, I will certainly bring the youth agenda in line with National Transformation 2050 (TN50), and I will also be supporting the state government’s current mission in getting back more Sarawak rights, which are enshrined in the MA63 ( Malaysia Agreement 1963),” he told reporters yesterday.
He replaces incumbent Datuk Ahmad Lai Bujang, who announced on Monday that he would not defend the seat due to health reasons.
In his capacity as Special Affairs Department (Jasa) officer for Miri Division, Lukanisman has worked closely with Ahmad Lai in the area, and pointed out his respect for the latter, whom he considers his mentor.
He said under Ahmad Lai’s able leadership, there has been much development in Sibuti over the last 10 years.
Lukanisman also pledged to focus on education in the constituency as well as more affordable houses in Niah and Lambir. Originally from Kampung Dagang, Lukanisman holds a bachelor’s degree in science with honours majoring in policies and science technology from Universiti Malaya.