KOTA BAHARU, March 25 – The move by a PAS member to contest as an independent candidate at the Guchil state constituency could split the opposition, noted the party’s spiritual leader Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat(Pic). Nik Abdul Aziz, who was clearly disappointed with the action of Guchil Hulu PAS chief, Muhamad Bustaman Yaacob, to contest against the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) candidate, said it was an unwise move by a PAS member.
“In a tit-for-tat, DAP can also contest if it disagrees with a seat given to PAS, by putting up an independent. That will be disastrous for all,” he said when met by reporters at his residence in Pulau Melaka here today.
According to the Sinar Harian daily today, Muhamad Bustaman offered to contest as an independent against PKR incumbent Tuan Zamri Ariff Tuan Zakaria as he was dissatisfied with the latter for allegedly failing to fulfill the Pakatan
Rakyat spirit. In the 2008 General Election, Tuan Zamri Ariff won the Guchil seat when he defeated Barisan Nasional (BN)’s Dr Shamsul Ikhwan Ashaari Azmi with a 1,000 vote majority.
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