LABUAN, March 24 – Kota Marudu Member of Parliament Datuk Dr Maximus Ongkili is confident the seat is winnable and can be retained by the Barisan Nasional (BN) in the coming 13th General Election, with an increased majority.
“I’m willing to defend the seat…and we should be able to deliver it for BN, once again,” he told Bernama yesterday.
“I’m the number two in the party (Parti Bersatu Sabah), I’m sure they know what to do with my position. We have served the people well, and the people in Kota Marudu have confidence in us in bringing about development and security
aspect,” he said.
On whether his party had finalised the candidacy, Ongkili said, party president Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan had met the prime minister and it was being studied.
– BERNAMA
