PAS vice-president Salahuddin Ayub has confirmed that he will not defend his Kubang Kerian parliamentary seat in Kelantan but will instead move to Johor to contest in the 13th general election.

He also did not rule out the possibility that he would be contesting for both the state and parliamentary seats in the state where he was born.

“We (PAS) have decided that I will stand as a candidate in Johor in the coming 13th general election. Probably for two seats, parliamentary and state constituencies.

“For the moment, we are waiting to see which constituencies. Probably in Tanjung Piai, Batu Pahat, Muar or Kulai,” he told reporters after an opposition pact ceramah at the Dataran PAS in Kuala Ibai, near Kuala Terengganu last night.

He said he was confident that his return to Johor would help the PAS leadership and the opposition in Johor to create history.

Salahuddin, who was born in Kampung Serkat, Tanjung Piai, had won the  Kubang Kerian parliamentary seat both in the 2004 and 2008 general elections.

- Bernama