Why I am suitable for Pekan

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By admin-s On Nov 7, 2012

Hadi will face a tough time in Pekan, and I wonder why he should be put there at such risk. He is PAS President and for the sake of its own long-term viability, PAS cannot afford to have a President who loses in an election. That sort of risk, however, can be undertaken by someone who is not interested to be a Minister or national leader, and who is willing to contest just to move the country forward on the right footing. That person must also have the capacity to debate the Prime Minister on issues that are important to the country.

Zaid Ibrahim

When a nice journalist from The Star asked me why I had decided to resign as KITA chief, I said that I wanted to focus on the General Election and leave the running of the party to all my friends. My health dictates that I do not suffer too much stress. I also said that in case Dato’ Seri Abdul Hadi Awang declined to contest against Prime Minister Dato’ Sri Najib Tun Razak in Pekan, then I would gladly do so.

This is not a desperate act to look for a seat to contest as some have claimed. It is also not true that I have applied to PKR or any Opposition party to be the Pekan candidate. I have said it before and I will say it again: I will not apply to any political party to be a candidate.

I made this statement to tell the Malaysian public that I want to help the Opposition in any way I can. My party is too small and new to give me a credible platform. Hadi will face a tough time in Pekan, and I wonder why he should be put there at such risk. He is PAS President and for the sake of its own long-term viability, PAS cannot afford to have a President who loses in an election. That sort of risk, however, can be undertaken by someone who is not interested to be a Minister or national leader, and who is willing to contest just to move the country forward on the right footing. That person must also have the capacity to debate the Prime Minister on issues that are important to the country.

I am interested to take on the Prime Minister because he represents all that is wrong with Malaysia today.