PBB to discuss Tanjung Datu by-election

MIRI: Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) will meet on Saturday to discuss preparations for the Tanjung Datu state byelection, said its women wing deputy head Datuk Fatimah Abdullah.

Fatimah, who is also Sarawak welfare, women and community minister, said the meeting would be held at 10.30am at the PBB headquarters in Jalan Bako, Kuching.

“The agenda is the preparation for the by-election and the post of PBB president,” she said yesterday.

On Tuesday, Election Commission (EC) chairman Datuk Seri Mohd Hashim Abdullah announced that a meeting on the by-election would be held today at the EC headquarters in Putrajaya.

The meeting is expected to discuss the nomination date of the candidates, early voting, polling and the voters’ list.

On the BN candidate for Tanjung Datu, Fatimah said an announcement would be made by Chief Minister Datuk Amar Abang Johari Openg, who is also PBB deputy president, or PBB secretary-general Datuk Stephen Rundi Utom.

“All matters concerning the candidate will be decided through discussion and mutual agreement,” she said, expressing hope that there would be no contest for the seat as a mark of respect for the late Adenan.

So far, opposition party PKR has been reported as not having made a decision to contest for the seat while PAS Sarawak will not contest out of respect for Adenan.

According to press reports, the candidates speculated to be selected for the by-election are Adenan’s widow Puan Sri Jamilah Anu, his son Abdul Aziz and former Lundu district officer Azmi Bujang. – Bernama