Reezal Merican to be retained in cabinet if he wins Kepala Batas seat - Ismail Sabri

Caretaker prime minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has assured Housing and Local Government Minister Reezal Merican Naina Merican will be reappointed as a minister if BN is given a mandate by the people to form the government and the latter wins the Kepala Batas parliamentary seat.

Ismail Sabri, who is the BN prime minister candidate for the 15th general election (GE15), is confident that Reezal Merican (above) who was announced as the candidate for the Kepala Batas seat yesterday, will retain the seat for a third term following his outstanding achievements in the government.

"This MP is hardworking. Reezal Merican is not only excellent as an MP but also as a minister. Just holding the post for over a year, he has implemented various programmes for the benefit of the people.

"If he is successful, we will make sure he remains as Kepala Batas MP," he said when officiating the ground-breaking ceremony for the People's Housing Programme (PPR), Bandar Putra Bertam Mosque and Kepala Batas Youth Centre (KBYC) today.

In GE14, Reezal Merican won the Kepala Batas parliamentary seat with a majority of 4,736 votes, defeating PKR candidate, Zaidi Zakaria and Siti Mastura Muhammad of PAS, after obtaining 22,459 votes.

The Kepala Batas parliamentary constituency, which was held by former prime minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, has been under BN for the past 35 years.

The Election Commission (EC) set Nov 19 as the polling day for GE15 with nomination day on Nov 5 and early voting on Nov 15.

- Bernama

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