Mega projects not vote-buying, says EC
Announcements of mega projects during campaign period not an offence under the Election Offences Act 1954, says EC deputy chief Wan Ahmad Wan Omar.
(FMT) – In the run-up to today’s Kuala Besut by-election, BN has pledged a total RM467.12 million worth of development projects to the voters.
Election Commission deputy chief Wan Ahmad Wan Omar today said that mega project announcements by Umno-Barisan Nasional during the campaign period is not an offence under the Election Offences Act 1954.
In the run-up to today’s Kuala Besut by-election, BN has pledged a total RM467.12 million worth of development projects to the voters.
Election watchdog Bersih said that BN’s pledges meant that about RM19,000 are spent for each registered voter in the state seat.
Wan Ahmad denied the pledges were a form of vote buying, citing the example of the Sibu by-election in 2010 where Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak told a ceramah: “I help you, you help me”.
