Warisan to field a mix of young and senior candidates

KOTA KINABALU: Parti Warisan Sabah will field a mix of young and more senior candidates in the upcoming state polls.

Party president Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal noted that more than 50% of their candidates in the last general election were young people.

“So even if we add a few more, of course the numbers will still be high,” he said after handing over land grants and officiating the opening of a sports complex in Kota Marudu yesterday.

He said the party must also include experienced and more senior leaders for there to be a balance.

Earlier in the event, Shafie said having a concept of race supremacy was unhealthy and could destroy a nation.

Though bumiputras have their own special rights in this country where Islam is the official religion, he said that there should not be a sense of supremacy in anyone, regardless of their race, religion and who they are.

Shafie said in a multiracial country like Malaysia, more so in Sabah with so many different races and religions, unity was of the utmost importance and no one should play up racial sentiments just to gain some political mileage.

“We do not label anyone based on their race, religion or skin colour and we do not play the racial card in politics. How do we expect to develop if we are not united? Where are we heading if we play on race?” he asked.

He said this concept also applied to a party or a coalition.

“We can be wearing the same shirt but what is the use if we are fighting with each other just because we did not get chosen as the candidate for the coming election.

“What is the use of becoming candidates if the coalition loses in the end?” he asked.

We do not label anyone based on their race, religion or skin colour and we do not play the racial card in politics. How do we expect to develop if we are not united?

Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal