PN's Tioman candidate suggests two-day holiday for polling

The Perikatan Nasional (PN) candidate for Tioman, Nor Idayu Hashim, has urged the Pahang state government to declare a two-day holiday for polling for the state seat, which was postponed from the 15th general election (GE15) on Nov 19.

She said this was important because the new polling day (Dec 7) is a Wednesday, which is a working day.

"Declaring a two-day holiday from Tuesday will encourage out-of-town voters to return home and vote,” Nor Idayu (above) told Bernama during her campaign rounds at Pantai Hiburan yesterday.

Asked about the formation of the new Pahang government comprising BN and Pakatan Harapan, Nor Idayu said she was prepared to play the role of an effective opposition if elected by the people.

Meanwhile, Pahang PN chairperson Saifuddin Abdullah, who joined in the campaign, said he was optimistic that Nor Idayu, the sole woman candidate in the election, could triumph in the constituency which is regarded as a BN stronghold.

"Going by the fact that PN’s Abdul Khalib Abdullah won the Rompin parliamentary seat in GE15, I am confident that we can win in Tioman," Saifuddin added.

Nor Idayu is involved in a five-way fight with incumbent Mohd Johari Hussain of BN, Osman A Bakar (Pejuang), Mohd Fadzli Mohd Ramly (Harapan) and independent candidate Sulaiman Bakar.

Polling for Tioman was postponed after PN candidate Md Yunus Ramli, 61, died of a heart attack on polling day on Nov 19.

Tioman, which is located within the Rompin constituency, has 28,465 voters, comprising 28,200 ordinary voters, 262 police personnel and three absentee voters abroad.

- Bernama

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