My candidacy will not split UMNO - Ahmad Husni
IPOH, April 24 (Bernama) -- Former Second Finance Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah denied that his nomination to defend the Tambun parliamentary seat in the 14th general election (GE14) would split UMNO Tambun division.
He said there was no element of dissatisfaction at the grassroots, instead, all were putting efforts to ensure BN´s victory at the Tambun parliamentary seat as well as at the Manjoi and Ulu Kinta state seats.
"We are not like that (bickering) ... We (the BN candidates in Manjoi and Ulu Kinta) are a team and when we are nominated as BN candidates, we are matured enough to ensure BN to win in the GE14, " he told reporters after the announcement of the Perak BN candidates at the Menteri Besar's official residence here today.
Earlier, Perak BN chairman Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir announced Ahmad Husni would defend the Tambun parliamentary seat while UMNO Tambun division acting chief Datuk Aminuddin Hanafiah would contest the Hulu Kinta state seat and Mohamad Ziad Mohamed for the Manjoi state seat which was won in the GE13.
Ahmad Husni resigned as Second Finance Minister on June 27, 2016 before Najib announced the Cabinet reshuffle.
Subsequently, he also relinquished all his posts in UMNO and BN, at the federal, state and division levels but remained as Tambun Member of Parliament.
Ahmad Husni also thanked the BN and UMNO leadership for nominating him to defend the seat.
Asked on his strategy, Ahmad Husni, who has won the seat since 1995, said he would use the network he built with the community to retain victory for the sixth term.
"When I was a cabinet minister, they saw me with a protocol. After I resigned, I am a 'people´s leader', sitting with them and the network with the people became bigger.
"And I believe the leadership and community in Tambun have confidence in me and supported me all these years that we have been together to develop Tambun, " he said.
Ahmad Husni also believed that his experience as a former cabinet minister and as UMNO Tambun division chief for 23 years would give him the advantage to win the seat.
--BERNAMA
