Umno vows to take Penampang from opposition

PENAMPANG: Umno performed well in the last general election but not the other Barisan Nasional (BN) component parties, said Penampang Umno Chief Datuk John Ambrose. He cited that Umno managed to wrest back several constituencies which were once represented by the opposition before GE13.

“Umno under the leadership of Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak succeeded in capturing several seats from the opposition but the other BN component parties failed to deliver. Umno had performed better than before,” he said.

He told the reporters this when approached at a belated Kaamatan Festival organised by Penampang Umno at the Dewan Tun Fuad here, on Saturday. He also attributed the opposition’s success in winning seats which were previously held by BN to the former’s campaigns via cyberspace and the social media.

According to him the virtual campaigns gave the people false hope that the opposition were capable of toppling the BN and capturing Putrajaya, and convinced many people, the younger voters especially, to vote for them. John was also of the opinion that there should be no contest for the posts of president and deputy president in the coming Umno General Assembly.

“Now, Umno is implementing a new procedure in the coming General Assembly where all the delegates from the various divisions will be voting at their respective division. Hence, there’s no need to send delegates to the main conference to vote,” he said.

On BN losing the three seats in Penampang – the Penampang parliamentary seat, Moyog and Kepayan state seats – John said it was not the end for BN in Penampang and was convinced that BN will be able to recapture the seats in the 14th general election.

“With the full cooperation of all BN component parties, we shall work hard to wrest back these three seats. Although we have lost the three seats, it does not mean that we can no longer serve or contribute to the people of Penampang. BN is still in power and we can still do our part to help the people of Penampang. We will continue to look after the interest and wellbeing of the 12,000 voters who voted for BN in the last general election,” he said.

John was also of the opinion that BN lost in Penampang because of the ignorance of young voters who wanted change, without realising that it was already being carried out through the Government Transformation Program (GTP) introduced by the present Prime Minister.

He said he was convinced that these young voters would give their support back to BN after they have seen the positive changes made by the BN government, and finally realise that only BN is capable of looking after the people’s interest and welfare.

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