Selangor Pribumi eyeing nine state seats

SHAH ALAM: Selangor Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia is eyeing three parliamentary and nine state seats.

State chairman Datuk Abdul Rashid Asari will be leading the charge by contesting in the Selat Klang state seat.

He is joined by eight others for the state seats – Mohd Hamizar Sulaiman (Sungai Air Tawar), Harumaini Omar (Batang Kali), Mohd Azmil Misman (Sungai Burung), Mohd Najib Itam Othman (Jeram), Mejar Datuk Abd Wahid Bidin (Kuang), Mohd Rais Zulkifli (Semenyih), Roszani Roslan (Sijangkang) and Adhif Syan Abdullah (Dengkil).

The three parliamentary seats are contested by Sungai Buloh division chief Capt (Rtd) Datuk Dr Zulkafperi Hanapi for Tanjong Karang, Mohd Ashyraf Basri (Sungai Besar) and Kalam Salan (Sabak Bernam).

While they had initially wanted to contest in all the 12 state seats currently held by Umno, he said that they however accepted the decision made by the Pakatan Harapan presidential council on this.

“There were many factors considered by the council when they made their decision. One of the factors was that they believed Pribumi is a new party and we may not have the manpower or machinery to contest the 12 state seats.

“I disagree as we have up to 25,000 members in Selangor but we accept the council’s decision,” he said yesterday.