Negeri PKR undecided on senator after objections to MB's pick Rafizi
The Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly is expected to table a motion to recommend only one of two senators as the state's PKR has yet to finalise its candidate, according to sources.
This comes after the local divisions objected to state menteri besar Aminuddin Harun's proposal to appoint former PKR vice-president Rafizi Ramli...
Negeri Sembilan PKR has yet to decide on its senator as the local divisions rejected the candidate put forward by the state Menteri Besar Aminuddin Harun, sources said today.
The party has two days to decide if it is willing to accept former PKR vice-president Rafizi Ramli, who has been picked by Aminuddin, or another leader accepted by the state grassroots leaders.
The state Legislative Assembly, which begins its sitting today, is expected to table a motion to name two candidates for senator post on Dec 19, the last day of the sitting.
"The state legislative assembly can recommend two candidates for the senator post. So far, state DAP submitted its candidate," a source told Malaysiakini.
PKR would fill up the second quota for the senator post, he said.
"Aminuddin wanted Rafizi, but the local divisions said 'no'. These divisions have their own candidates,” said the source.
Meanwhile, a PKR state leader confirmed that his party has yet to decide on its senator candidate.
However, he believed that Rafizi's name is unlikely to make the cut.
Meanwhile, state executive councillor and state DAP political education bureau director Choo Ken Hwa confirmed that the state DAP recommended its state vice-chairperson AAN Kesavadas as a senator.
"We will table (the motion to name Kesavadas) on the last day of the sitting today," Choo told Malaysiakini.
Aminuddin (photo) tabled the state's 2019 Budget at the sitting this morning, which commences today and will end on Wednesday.
Choo, who is also Lukut assemblyperson, declined to elaborate on what had transpired in relation to the appointment of another senator.
"It's better for the state's PKR leaders to respond," he said.
Malaysiakini has attempted to contact Aminuddin and Rafizi for comment.
China Press reported today that the move to nominate Rafizi was PKR president and Port Dickson MP Anwar Ibrahim’s way to pacify him following his loss in the party’s deputy presidency race against Azmin Ali.
The daily reported that the state exco objected to naming Rafizi as senator when Aminuddin brought up the matter.
However, Sinar Harian had yesterday quoted the menteri besar as denying that the state executive council opposed to naming Rafizi as a senator.
"Who said the exco members opposed it? All of them agree, Inshallah (God willing)," Aminuddin is reported as saying.
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