Deputy Minister of Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Council Datuk Halimah Mohd Sadique who is also Tenggara Member of Parliament which neighbours Kota Tinggi, Johor said his expertise was much sought after during the massive floods that almost drowned the entire town of Kota Tinggi.
“I came to know Tengku Zaihan when he was an engineer with JPS. During the major floods in Johor, especially in Kota Tinggi on Dec 19, 2006 and a second wave on Jan 11, 2007, he was the man who assisted us.
“We always sought his views, recommendations and proposals in matters related to evacuation of the people, early warning, evacuation process and safety issues,” said Halimah at a community awareness programme at Dataran Pasar Tani, here, Sunday.
The floods in Johor, especially in Kota Tinggi was the worst in the history and crippled the entire state of Johor for weeks with thousands evacuated to flood relief centres.
During the Kuala Besut by-election, Tengku Zaihan or better known as Abe Ku among the people of Kuala Besut, will face PAS candidate Endot@Azlan Yusof, a businessman.
The Kuala Besut by-election was necessitated by the death of state assemblyman Dr A. Rahman Mokhtar of the BN due to lung cancer on June 26.
– BERNAMA
