Latiff willing to let new face contest Mersing seat

Mersing MP Abdul Latiff Ahmad is prepared to make way for a new candidate representing Bersatu to contest in the constituency in the 15th general election.

Latiff (above) said the time had come to field a new leader who is ready and energetic to serve the constituency.

“I am ready to give way to those who are more energetic because I have been an MP for almost six terms by holding various positions at the state and federal levels.

“Now is the time for us to let new faces show their talent in serving the people,” he told reporters after visiting the site of a flood mitigation project by the Irrigation and Drainage Department in Kampung Tersang, Rantau Panjang in Pasir Mas, Kelantan, yesterday.

Elaborating, Latiff, who is also minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Special Functions), said if he is not nominated for GE15, he will continue to be active in politics and help candidates who are contesting.

In GE14, Latiff contested on the BN ticket and won the Mersing parliamentary seat by obtaining 19,806 votes to defeat his two opponents from PAS and PKR.

He left Umno in December 2018 and joined Bersatu in February 2019.

- Bernama

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