GE14 | With the clock ticking down on the 14th general election, former Umno lawmaker and current DAP member Zaid Ibrahim appears to be upset on the absence of news on whether he would be offered a seat to contest.

In a Twitter posting this morning, Zaid commented on a Malaysiakini report that former Johor DAP chief Boo Cheng Hau has declined the offer to leave his Skudai state seat to contest the Labis parliament seat in the coming general election.

The former law minister said he wished to emulate Boo's action but pointed out that in order to do so, there must be an offer to field him first.

“I like Dr Boo’s style. He declined the so-called offer to contest in Labis. Wish I too could decline; except I received no offer,” said Zaid.

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Zaid had made an official announcement on joining DAP at his residence in February last year in the presence of DAP's parliamentary leader Lim Kit Siang and Bersatu chairperson Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

Even then, the former Kota Bahru MP expressed his willingness to contest in the election.

"I haven't discussed this, but if offered I can stand," he had said.

This February, Zaid claimed he had received a tentative seat offer months ago, but turned it down as it bore no political significance to him.

The former Umno man said he would only contest if his participation signified a new political narrative in the country – such as him running under a DAP flag in an "urban, Chinese-majority seat," which would dispel that notion that the party was Chinese-centric.

Zaid also dispelled the notion that he was looking for a "plum seat" and not willing to take risks, saying that if he had wanted safe politics, he would not have quit his ministerial position.